Test directory: Stool Culture w/ Shiga Toxin EIA

Ordering Code622
Test NameStool Culture w/ Shiga Toxin EIA
AliasSalmonella Typhi Culture
Culture for Salmonella, Shigella,
Campylobacter
Stool for Shiga Toxin, Aeromonas culture, Plesiomonas
culture
Preferred SpecimenStool
Preferred ContainerFecal Swab
Other Specimen/ContainerRectal Swab in Fecal Swab device, Stool in Cary-Blair
Optimum VolumeFecal Swab: 1 Swab
Cary-Blair: 5 gm
Raw Stool: 5 gm
Transport RequirementsFecal Swab:
Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Ambient
Cary-Blair:
Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Ambient
Raw Stool:
Oahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen StabilityFecal Swab/Cary Blair:
Ambient: 4 days
Refrigerated: 4 Days
Do NOT Freeze
Raw Stool:
Ambient: 2 Hours
Refrigerated: 2 Hours
Rejection CriteriaDry cotton swab, Frozen, Pooled specimen, Specimen older than stability limits, Stool in Formalin/PVA, Stool contaminated with urine, Stool in diaper or tissue paper, 24 hour collection
Avail. StatNO
Analytic Time3 Days
MethodologyFluorescent Immunoassay

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of March 31, 2025.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
Report StatusALLSee report.
Shiga Toxin 1ALLSee report.
Shiga Toxin 2ALLSee report.
CultureALLSee report.