Test Code HELICS Helicobacter pylori Culture with Reflex to Susceptibility
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Methodology
Culture
Specimen Required
Container/tube: Brucella Broth or equivalent with 10 - 20% glycerol.
Specimen: 3mm (1 mm min) Gastric Biopsy
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 48 Hours Refrigerated
Frozen -70° C: 5 days (glycerol broth only)
If Helicobactor pylori culture result is "Isolated", then Antimicrobial Suscept, Helicobacter pylori, MIC Panel will be performed at an additional charge
Reference Values
Not Isolated
TAT: 10 - 12 Days
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87081
87205
Useful For
Helicobacter pylori has been associated with peptic ulcer disease and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. In 1994, the U.S. National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference concluded that H. pylori infection represents the major cause of peptic ulcer disease and antimicrobial treatment is recommended for patients with the confirmed disease.
Computer Interface Code
PDM # 1859717