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Test Code CRYPTOGIARDIA CRYPTOSPORIDIUM / GIARDIA COMBO, STOOL ANTIGEN

Specimen Requirements

Submit one of the following specimens:

 

Preserved Stool

5g (minimum volume: 1g) of preserved stool. Send a specimen in polyvinyl alcohol, 10% formulin, or Stuart's transport media. (Enteric Media Plus). Forward to the lab promptly.

 

Unpreserved Stool

5g (minimum volume: 1g) of unpreserved stool. Send specimen in a clean, tightly-sealing, leakproof container. Forward to the lab promptly or refrigerate.

Performing Laboratory

Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services

Reference Values

Negative  (reported as Negative or Positive for Cryptosporidium and Negative or Positive for Giardia)

Methodology

Rapid Immunoassay

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87328