Unpreserved stool in clean, dry container or stool preserved in Carey-Blair media according to the manufacturer's direction. Avoid contamination with water, urine, soap or toilet paper.
Collect
Stool (2gm/5mL). Use Cary-Blair transport if the specimen will take longer than 2 hours to reach the laboratory. Transport available through Laboratory Client Services.
Rectal swab on pediatric patients for enteric pathogens
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient (8-25oC) or refrigerated (2-8oC) once in Cary-Blair transport media. Deliver within 72 hours.
Rectal swabs only acceptable from pediatric patients and should be transported immediately.
Unacceptable Conditions
Other preservatives or fixatives are unacceptable; unpreserved stool received >2hr post-collection.
Specimen contaminated with water, urine, soap or toilet paper
For Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter & Shiga-toxin testing, refer to the Enteric Bacterial GI PCR Panel (test code: SBACP)
Reference Interval
No Aeromonas or Plesiomonas isolated
CPT Codes
87046
LOINC Mapping
30122-6
Order Type (Individual or Group)
I
Result Test ID
ARPL
Reportable?
Y
Result Test Name
AEROMONAS/PLESIOMONAS CULTURE
Result Type (Individual or Group)
I
Type (Alpha or Numeric)
A
Default Result
See Micro
Micro Source Information
Source ID
Source Name
Sites
REFLEX TESTS
STOOL
STOOL
CPT Codes
87046
LOINC Mapping
30122-6
Pricing
Refer to Lab Account Manager. email: labservicesoutreach@urmc.rochester.edu
Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions
Unpreserved stool in clean, dry container or stool preserved in Carey-Blair media according to the manufacturer's direction. Avoid contamination with water, urine, soap or toilet paper.
Collect
Stool (2gm/5mL). Use Cary-Blair transport if the specimen will take longer than 2 hours to reach the laboratory. Transport available through Laboratory Client Services.
Rectal swab on pediatric patients for enteric pathogens
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient (8-25oC) or refrigerated (2-8oC) once in Cary-Blair transport media. Deliver within 72 hours.
Rectal swabs only acceptable from pediatric patients and should be transported immediately.
Unacceptable Conditions
Other preservatives or fixatives are unacceptable; unpreserved stool received >2hr post-collection.
Specimen contaminated with water, urine, soap or toilet paper
