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Last Updated: December 9, 2023 @ 10:13 am
4110	E.coli Shiga-like Toxin
Specimen:	Collect:	Random Stool in FecalSwab Also Acceptable: Random Stool in Enteric Pathogen Transport Media
	Submit:	Random Stool in FecalSwab. Submit Refrigerated. Also Acceptable: 5 mL (Min:1 mL) Random Stool in Enteric Pathogen Transport Media. Submit Refrigerated.
	Rejection Criteria:	Stool in other transport media/preservative other than Cary Blair. Unpreserved delayed more than 2 hours since collection.
	Stability:	Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology:	Immunochromatographic Assay
Performed:	Sun-Sat
Reported:	1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes:	87046
Interpretive Data:	Please see report for interpretive data. This qualitative test detects Shiga-like toxin which may be produced by E. coli as well as Shigella dysenteriae type 1 strains. A positive test does not exclude the diagnosis of hemorrhagic colitis. Antimicrobial agents should not be used by patients infected with Shiga-Toxin producers since it increases the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
Components:	4110 - SHIGA TOXIN 4111 - REVIEW INDICATED

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