ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Lactoferrin, Fecal : 0061164

Mnemonic: FECLACTO

Methodology: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 24 hours
Specimen Required: Collect:  Stool. Preserve in enteric transport media (Cary-Blair).  ARUP Supply #29799.

Transport:  5 g stool in a clean, leak-proof container or in enteric transport media at 2-8°C. (Min: 1 g)

Unacceptable Conditions:  Samples preservatives other than Cary-Blair.

Stability:  Ambient: 1 hour; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: 1 week
Preserved: Refrigerated: 1 week

Reference Interval:
Negative
Interpretive Data: A positive result is indicative of the presence of lactoferrin, a marker for fecal leukocytes.  A negative result does not exclude the presence of intestinal inflammation.
CPT Code(s): 83630
 
 

 

 

 
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