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YRMCCare Test Code: LAB397
Performing Laboratory
Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center - Microbiology Laboratory
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Specimen Requirements
Unpreserved solid or formed, semisolid and liquid stool samples submitted in a sterile container.
The following specimens are unacceptable and will be rejected:
Stool in transport media
Stool on swabs
Stool mixed in preservatives
Reference Values
H. pylori antigen is absent or below the level of detection.
Methodology
Immunoassay
Test Classification and CPT Code
87338
This test has been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Yuma Regional Medical Center Laboratory Services in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.