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Test Code CDGENE Clostridium difficile Toxin Gene Testing, Real-time PCR

Performing Laboratory

St Clair Hospital Laboratory

Day(s) Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Specimen Requirements

A minimum of 1 ml of liquid stool, soft formed stool, or colonic fluid.  Hard formed stool is not acceptable and will be rejected for testing. Send specimen in a screw-capped, plastic container.  Forward promptly.

 

Note: Due to high sensitivity of methodology only 1 patient specimen will performed within a 4-day period.

Reference Values

CDPCR

Negative (Toxigenic Clostridium difficile negative)

If positive, reported as (Toxigenic Clostridium difficile positive)

 

CD027

Presumptive Positive detection of this strain (027-NAP1-B1) is used for epidemiological purposes only and has no utility for patient treatment.

Methodology

DNA detection by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)