Enteric Parasite Panel by NAA serves as an aid in diagnosing patients with acute gastroenteritis, enteritis, or colitis and should be correlated with the history and physical examination of the patient
This test can be ordered with other GI tests on the same instrument: VPENT, BPENT or BPXENT
Avoid contaminating stool sample with water or urine and avoid mixing toilet paper or soap with the specimen
Collect
1 mL - 5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container. or
Unformed stool in 10% formalin preservative media, filled to the line. Fill as exactly as possible to the indicated line.
Collect, Minimum Volume
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Pediatric Collection
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Specimen Preparation
1 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container or
Unformed stool in 10% formalin preservative media, filled to the line. Underfilled or overfilled vials will be rejected
Specimen Preparation, Minimum Volume
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container or
Unformed stool in 10% formalin preservative media, filled to the line. Underfilled or overfilled vials will be rejected
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen
Formed stool
Rectal Swabs
Non-clean containers (e.g., Cool Whip container, butter container, etc.)
Stool contaminated with water or urine
Stool mixed with paper or soap
Performed
Sunday-Saturday
Reported
Same day
Methodology
Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAA)
Reference Interval
Not detected
Detected
Lab Department
Molecular Pathology
Testing Location
Intermountain Central Laboratory
Includes
Giardia lamblia
Cryptosporidium (c. hominis and C. parvum)
Entamoeba histolytica
Synonyms
Giardia lamblia
Giardia
Cryptosporidium (C. hominis and C. parvum)
Cryptosporidium
Crypto
Entamoeba histolytica
CPT Codes
87505
Updated
10/24/24
Interface Order Code (OBR)
PPENT
Interface Result Code (OBX)
CRYPBD, ENHIBD, GLABD
Collecting
Ordering Recommendations
Enteric Parasite Panel by NAA serves as an aid in diagnosing patients with acute gastroenteritis, enteritis, or colitis and should be correlated with the history and physical examination of the patient
This test can be ordered with other GI tests on the same instrument: VPENT, BPENT or BPXENT
Avoid contaminating stool sample with water or urine and avoid mixing toilet paper or soap with the specimen
Collect
1 mL - 5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container. or
Unformed stool in 10% formalin preservative media, filled to the line. Fill as exactly as possible to the indicated line.
Collect, Minimum Volume
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Pediatric Collection
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Specimen Preparation
1 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container or
Unformed stool in 10% formalin preservative media, filled to the line. Underfilled or overfilled vials will be rejected
Specimen Preparation, Minimum Volume
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container or
Unformed stool in 10% formalin preservative media, filled to the line. Underfilled or overfilled vials will be rejected
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen
Formed stool
Rectal Swabs
Non-clean containers (e.g., Cool Whip container, butter container, etc.)
Stool contaminated with water or urine
Stool mixed with paper or soap
Resulting
Performed
Sunday-Saturday
Reported
Same day
Methodology
Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAA)
Reference Interval
Not detected
Detected
Additional Information
Lab Department
Molecular Pathology
Testing Location
Intermountain Central Laboratory
Includes
Giardia lamblia
Cryptosporidium (c. hominis and C. parvum)
Entamoeba histolytica
