Lactoferrin, Fecal, Quantitative LACTOQN

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Lactoferrin, Quantitative, Stool

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Lactoferrin, Quantitative, Stool

Clinical Info

 
An in vitro diagnostic aid to distinguish patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from those with inactive IBD, as well as from noninflammatory irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
 

Specimen Type

Stool

Container

Stool Container

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Clean screw capped plastic vial
Specimen: 1 g stool ( 0.5 g min) unpreserved random
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Stability: Refrigerate 14 days. 
                 Room temperature or frozen for 14 days.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Refrigerate 14 days. 
                 Room temperature or frozen for 14 days.

Methodology

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

83631

PDM

1559433

Result Interpretation

• Baseline (normal): 0.00-7.24
• Elevated: >7.24
An elevated result is indicative of the presence of fecal lactoferrin, a marker of intestinal inflammation. A normal result does not exclude the presence of intestinal inflammation.

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