Test Name

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)

CPT Code(s)

87505

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.
  • Carefully break the swab shaft at the score line against the side of the tube.
  • Immediately discard the top portion of the swab shaft.

Volume

2 mL

Sample Container

Fecal-Swab in Cary Blair Vial

Specimen Type

Stool

Specimen Acceptability

1 day Refrigerated

Special Instructions

Place stool in a sterile container or stool vial.

Volume

5 mL

Sample Container

Stool vial