Methodology
Multiplex PPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Synonyms
Film Array, Gastrointestingal Panel; Cary Blair; Biofire
Specimen Type
Stool
Performing Lab
Mayo Medical Lab
Epic ID
LAB08020
Lab Test Days
Daily
Collection Information
Specimen Required
1 g or 1-5 mL Fresh Stool collected in a Cary-Blair transport system
Container Type
See Below
Collection Instructions
Collect fresh stool and place in preservative within 2 hours of collection. Submit a representative portion of stool in container with transport medium.
Processing Information - Lab Use Only
Transport Temperature
Refrigerate-OK/Ambient-OK
Specimen Stability
Room Temp: 4 Days (2 Hours for Unpreserved Stool); Refrigerated: 4 Days (2 Hours of Unpreserved Stool); Frozen: Unacceptable
Rejection Criteria
Yellow top Cary-Blair container; Commercial transport media other than liquid Cary Blair (eg, ET); Cary Blair gel swabs; Products containing formalin; SAF; PVA fixative; EcoFix preservative; Rectal swabs; Stool swab; Gel swabs; Endoscopy specimens; Unpreserved stool
Test Volume Required
1 g or 5 mL Fresh Stool
Minimum Test Volume
1 g or 1 mL Fresh Stool
Processing Instructions
Collect fresh stool and place in preservative within 2 hours of collection. Submit a representative portion of stool in container with transport medium. Place order in Mayolink. Mayo courier will pick-up Monday-Friday. Monitor for results to call to clinician in a timely manner.
Included Tests
Campylobacter species, Clostridium difficile toxin, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella species, Vibrio species, Yersinia enterocolitica, Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Shig toxin producing E. coli, Escherichia coli O157 serotype, Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli, Cryptosporidium species, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia, Adenovirus F40/41, Astrovirus, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus and Saprovirus.
CPT Codes
87507 (0097U)
Revised
7/4/23
Initials
SA