Laboratory Test Directory

CPT 4 Code: 87045, 87046x2

Test Order Mnemonic: C FECES

Applies To: Isolation of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter  and E. coli 0157:H7 species

Lab: Bacteriology

Request Form: Microbiology

Collection: Collect feces without water or urine in a clean, leak-proof container.

Storage Instructions: Refrigerate.

Causes for Rejection: Leaking container, specimens contaminated with urine or water, duplicate specimens within 24 hours from same source, specimens from patients hospitalized for more than three days.

Availability: Samples are accepted 24 hours per day at the Microbiology Processing Laboratory, Room 5.137 McCullough.

Turnaround Time: Preliminary report after 1 day, final report after 3 days

Special Instructions: Indicate requests for culture of organisms other than those listed above. Vibrio, Yersinia, enterohemorragic E. coli, and E.coli 0157 requests are processed separately. Culture is performed by special request only for patients who developed diarrhea after hospitalized of more than 3 days.

Specimen: Feces, stool, rectal swab

Container: Clean, leak-proof container