Test Name

Clostridium difficile Assay

CPT Code(s)

87493

Specimen Type

Fecal-Swab in Cary Blair Vial

Specimen Acceptability

3 days Room Temperature

Special Instructions

  • Dip the swab into the feces, ensuring that the swab is completely immersed.
  • While holding the swab in the same hand, unscrew the cap from the tube. Do not spill the contents of the tube.
  • Immediately place the swab into the transport tube so that the score line is at the top of the tube.

Volume

2 mL

Sample Container

Cary Blair Vial

Specimen Type

Stool

Specimen Acceptability

1 day Refrigerated

Special Instructions

Place liquid stool in a sterile container or stool vial.

Volume

2 mL

Sample Container

Stool Vial