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22507 Culture, Feces, Campylobacter Only

Culture, Feces, Campylobacter Only
Test Code: CAMPY
Synonyms/Keywords
​Campylobacter Culture, Stool Culture for Campylobacter
Specimen Requirements
Fasting Required Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)
No​ Feces​ Para-Pak C&S transport medium or other Cary-Blair based medium​

Fresh feces, unpreserved

ESwab, or other Amies medium based swab

1 gram (filled and emulsified to line on Para-Pak container)​

1 ESwab or 1 swab

1 gram feces, one swab or Para-Pak C&S filled to line​

 

1 ESwab or 1 swab

 

 ​
Collection Processing Instructions

This test is only available to Outreach clients, and to providers at the following locations: St. Clare's Hospital Weston, WI (including the Diagnostic and Treatment Center and Weston Regional Center) and Lakeview Medical Center.​

Specimens should be delivered to the microbiology laboratory as soon as possible.  Culture of specimens older than 24 hours may lead to a reduction in recovery of microorganisms.

A rectal swab should be submitted only if fresh feces is not available. Peri-rectal swabs are not acceptable.

Swabs:
- ESwab: collect one swab for Gram stain, aerobic and anaerobic cultures, and an additional swab for each additional culture type or stain (e.g. fungus or mycobacteria).
- Other Amies medium swab types: collect one swab for every culture and stain to be ordered.

See ESwab collection video for more information

Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time
Preserved feces​ Room Temperature​ <=72 hours​
Unpreserved feces, swab Room Temperature​ < 1 hour​
​ ​Refrigerate ​> 1 hour
Rejection Criteria

Dry swabs

Specimens > 7 days old

Leaking specimens

Peri-rectal swabs

Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation
Diagnostic Treatment Center​ ​Monday through Sunday ​3 days ​Culture, biochemical identification
Marshfield​ Monday through Sunday​ 2 days​ Conventional culture, manual or automated identification methods, and nucleic acid sequence analysis as needed
Test Information
​Culture for presence of Campylobacter only.
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range
All Performing Sites No Campylobacter isolated​
Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comments
​87046 ​ ​ ​Stool, aerobic, additional pathogens ​
​87077 ​ ​ ​Aerobic isolate, definitive ID ​as needed
​87153 ​ ​ ​Identification by nucleic acid sequencing method ​as needed
Synonyms/Keywords
​Campylobacter Culture, Stool Culture for Campylobacter
Ordering Applications
Ordering Application Description
​Centricity ​Cult. Campylobacter
​Cerner None​
If the ordering application you are looking for is not listed, contact your local laboratory for assistance.
Specimen Requirements
Fasting Required Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)
No​ Feces​ Para-Pak C&S transport medium or other Cary-Blair based medium​

Fresh feces, unpreserved

ESwab, or other Amies medium based swab

1 gram (filled and emulsified to line on Para-Pak container)​

1 ESwab or 1 swab

1 gram feces, one swab or Para-Pak C&S filled to line​

 

1 ESwab or 1 swab

 

 ​
Collection Processing

This test is only available to Outreach clients, and to providers at the following locations: St. Clare's Hospital Weston, WI (including the Diagnostic and Treatment Center and Weston Regional Center) and Lakeview Medical Center.​

Specimens should be delivered to the microbiology laboratory as soon as possible.  Culture of specimens older than 24 hours may lead to a reduction in recovery of microorganisms.

A rectal swab should be submitted only if fresh feces is not available. Peri-rectal swabs are not acceptable.

Swabs:
- ESwab: collect one swab for Gram stain, aerobic and anaerobic cultures, and an additional swab for each additional culture type or stain (e.g. fungus or mycobacteria).
- Other Amies medium swab types: collect one swab for every culture and stain to be ordered.

See ESwab collection video for more information

Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time
Preserved feces​ Room Temperature​ <=72 hours​
Unpreserved feces, swab Room Temperature​ < 1 hour​
​ ​Refrigerate ​> 1 hour
Rejection Criteria

Dry swabs

Specimens > 7 days old

Leaking specimens

Peri-rectal swabs

Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range
All Performing Sites No Campylobacter isolated​
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Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation
Diagnostic Treatment Center​ ​Monday through Sunday ​3 days ​Culture, biochemical identification
Marshfield​ Monday through Sunday​ 2 days​ Conventional culture, manual or automated identification methods, and nucleic acid sequence analysis as needed
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Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comments
​87046 ​ ​ ​Stool, aerobic, additional pathogens ​
​87077 ​ ​ ​Aerobic isolate, definitive ID ​as needed
​87153 ​ ​ ​Identification by nucleic acid sequencing method ​as needed
For most current information refer to the Marshfield Laboratory online reference manual.