HQEsoterics

Collection Information

Collection Instruction

Feces in a sterile screw capped container. No prior antimicrobial, proton inhibitors, and bismuth preparation ingestion within 2 weeks.

Preferred Specimen

Container:

Sterile Screw Capped Container

Volume:

1 gm

Specimen Stability

3 Days (Refrigerated 2-8°C)

Process Information

CPT Code(s)

87338

Turnaround Time

11 Days

Reference Range

N/A

Reject Criteria

Specimens that exceed stated stability, unlabeled/mislabeled/mismatched specimens, specimens submitted in leaking containers, swabs, watery diarrhea specimens, stool in transport media or preservatives

Helicobacter pylori Antigen, Stool