Clostridium difficile DNA
CATEGORY: MIC
MNEMONIC: CDTOX
LAB: WMC
DEPT: MICRO
DAYS SET: Daily{1100}
TAT: Same day
CPT: 87493
PREFERRED SPECIMEN:
2 ml Stool
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
No swabs, must have stool specimen. Formed stools will be rejected as unacceptable. Test performed by PCR.
Repeat testing is usually not warranted for this analyte within 7 days.
REFERENCE RANGE:
Negative