Test Code SROTA Rotavirus Antigen, Stool, LAB443
Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory Des Moines, IA
Specimen Requirements
1. Submit 1 mL of freshly passed stool (no preservative added) in a screw-capped, sterile container. (Do not contaminate stool specimen with urine.)
2. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Note: 1. Fresh specimen may be refrigerated ≤3 days.
2. Indicate specimen source on specimen container and in computer.
Reference Values
Negative
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Friday
Methodology
Rapid Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87425
Report Available
24 - 48 hours