Enteric Bacterial 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
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 Cary-Blair media (or modified Cary-Blair) filled to the line. Fill as exactly as possible to indicated line.
or
Collect, Minimum Volume
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Pediatric Collection
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Specimen Preparation
1.0 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container or
Unformed stool in Cary-Blair media (or modified Cary-Blair) 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 Cary-Blair media (or modified Cary-Blair) filled to the line. Underfilled or overfilled vials will be rejected
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen
Formed stool
Rectal swabs
Non-clean containers (e.g., Cool Whip, 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
Salmonella spp.
Campylobacter spp. (C. jejuni and C. coli)
Shigella spp. / Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Shiga toxin 1 (STX1) Shiga toxin 2 (STX2) / Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
Synonyms
Salmonella spp
Salmonella
Campylobacter spp
Campylobacter
Shigella spp
Shigella
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Shiga toxin 1 (stx1)
Shiga toxin 2 (stx2)
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli [STEC])
BD MAX
CPT Codes
87505
Updated
10/21/24
Interface Order Code (OBR)
BPENT
Interface Result Code (OBX)
SASPBD, CASPBD, SHECBD, STEC
Collecting
Ordering Recommendations
Enteric Bacterial 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
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 Cary-Blair media (or modified Cary-Blair) filled to the line. Fill as exactly as possible to indicated line.
or
Collect, Minimum Volume
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Pediatric Collection
0.5 mL unpreserved, unformed stool
Specimen Preparation
1.0 mL unpreserved, unformed stool in a clean container or
Unformed stool in Cary-Blair media (or modified Cary-Blair) 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 Cary-Blair media (or modified Cary-Blair) filled to the line. Underfilled or overfilled vials will be rejected
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen
Formed stool
Rectal swabs
Non-clean containers (e.g., Cool Whip, 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
Salmonella spp.
Campylobacter spp. (C. jejuni and C. coli)
Shigella spp. / Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Shiga toxin 1 (STX1) Shiga toxin 2 (STX2) / Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
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