HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIGEN, FECES
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
	Test Performed At:
		Mayo Medical Laboratories 81806
	Specimen Required:
		A minimum of 5 g of formed stool. (SWABS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.) Forward promptly. Freeze if specimen is delayed in transport.
		NOTE:	1.	Watery, diarrheal specimens are inappropriate for testing.
			2.	Stool in transport media, swabs, or preservatives are inappropriate for testing.
	Laboratory Notes:
		A minimum of 5 g (1 g minimum) of formed stool. Send specimen frozen in a screw-capped, plastic container. Forward promptly.
		NOTE:	1.	Watery, diarrheal specimens are inappropriate for testing.
			2.	Stool in transport media, swabs, or preservatives are inappropriate for testing.
			3.	If not ordering electronically, please complete and submit a “Microbiology Request Form (Supply T244) with the specimen. If ordering electronically no form is required.
	Reference Values:
		Negative (reported as positive or negative)
	Day(s) Test Set Up:
		Monday, Wednesday, Friday
	Turn Around Time:
		2-4 days
	Cut-Off Time:
		12:00 P.M.
	CPT Code:
		87338
	Care Manager Order Name:
		Antigen Detection, Helicobacter pylori ONCE RTN
	Cerner Order Name:
		AG HPYL

Last update 01/08