4062 Culture, Campylobacter

Specimen:

Collect:

Random Stool

Submit:

2 gm (Min:1 gm) Random Stool in Enteric Pathogen Transport Media. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling:

Campylobacter is also included with a Stool Culture #4060

Rejection Criteria:

Unpreserved stool delayed more than 2 hours since collection.

Stability:

Ambient: 4 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Culture

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

87046 - Culture, Bacterial; Stool, Additional Pathogens, Isolation