1 g stool collected in sterile screw cap container.
Minimum Collection Volume
0.3 g
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 28 days
Patient Preparation
Interruption of enzyme substitution therapy recommended in order to avoid the possibility of cross-reaction with porcine enzymes.
Specimen Preparation
Collect undiluted feces in clean, dry, sterile leak-proof container. Do not add fixative or preservative.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen
Performing Lab
Reference Laboratory
Performed
Sun, Tue, Thu
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in formalin, MF, SAF or PVA • Cary-blair media, swabs
Units of Measure
mcg/g
Ordering Recommendations
The Elastase-1 is a quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for measuring concentrations of elastase-1 in feces as an aid in diagnosis of the exocrine pancreatic function.
1 g stool collected in sterile screw cap container.
Minimum Collection Volume
0.3 g
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 28 days
Patient Preparation
Interruption of enzyme substitution therapy recommended in order to avoid the possibility of cross-reaction with porcine enzymes.
Specimen Preparation
Collect undiluted feces in clean, dry, sterile leak-proof container. Do not add fixative or preservative.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen
Performing Lab
Reference Laboratory
Performed
Sun, Tue, Thu
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in formalin, MF, SAF or PVA • Cary-blair media, swabs
Units of Measure
mcg/g
Ordering
Ordering Recommendations
The Elastase-1 is a quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for measuring concentrations of elastase-1 in feces as an aid in diagnosis of the exocrine pancreatic function.
