Test ID: GIPAN
CPT code: 87507
LOINC: 82195-9
Specimen Type: Stool in Orange top Preservative
Frequency:
Instructions: For SF, SJ, ST inpatients: collect stool specimen in clean cup.
For all outpatients: collect stool in Cary-Blair transport.
Text: Detects the following FDA approved targets: Campylobacter (jejuni, coli, and upsaliensis), Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio (parahaemolyticus,vulnificus, and cholerae), Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), E. coli 0157, Shigella/Enteroinvsive E. coli (EIEC), Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Adenovirus F40/41, Astrovirus, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, Sapovirus (I, II, IV and V)
Methodology: PCR