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Test Name:
Entamoeba histolytica Antigen, by EIA, Feces
- SBMF No:
45497 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
AMOEBA - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
87337 - LOINC Code:
29905-7 - Ref Lab Test No:
0058001 - Spec Type:
Feces, random - Spec Container:
Clean (Unpreserved) Stool Transport Vial - Pref Vol:
5.0 g - Spec Collect:
Routine random feces collection - Spec Process:
CRITICAL FROZEN – Freeze immediately
Separate samples must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered - Spec Store Transport:
Frozen - Spec Stability:
Room temperature (20-30°C): Unacceptable
Refrigerated (2-8°C): Unacceptable
48 hours frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Non-frozen sample
Sample in preservative - Methodology:
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) - Use:
Diagnose Entamoeba as etiology of diarrheal disease
Order only for patients at risk for infection (foreign travel)
Specific and sensitive test for detection of intestinal E. histolytica - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
Negative - Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Reported:
1-2 days - Test Type:
PARASITE
