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TEST CHANGES
Please Note: Not all test codes assigned to each assay are listed in the table of contents. Please refer to the complete listing on the page numbers indicated. |
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| Test Code | Former Test Code | Test Name | Effective Date | Page # |
| 39307 | Perfluoralkyl Substance (PFAS), Serum/Plasma | 4/6/2022 | ||
| 37939 | Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel, PCR, Feces | 4/11/2022 | ||
| 6116 | Disulfiram (DEDTC Metabolite) (Qualitative), Serum/Plasma | 4/18/2022 | ||
Note: It may be 24 - 48 hours after the published effective date before this test information is available on the Online Test Directory or in Quanum™.
Due to these assays being performed by outside vendors, we are unable to use our normal method of communication. Some of the changes listed in this document may be effective in less than 30 days. Please note the individual effective dates below, as these changes may require IMMEDIATE ACTION.
The following test changes will be effective on the dates indicated below. Please note information that is changing appears in bold text in this update. Former test names and test codes have been italicized.
| Perfluoralkyl Substance (PFAS), Serum/Plasma | |
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| Effective Date | 4/6/2022 |
| Test Code | 39307 |
| Specimen Requirements | 2 mL serum (0.7 mL minimum) collected in a red-top tube (no gel) or plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube |
| Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel, PCR, Feces | |
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| Effective Date | 4/11/2022 |
| Test Code | 37939 |
| Specimen Requirements | 1 g or 5 mL (1 mL minimum) fecal specimen collected in a Cary-Blair transport system or modified Cary-Blair media (Para-Pak C and S, Meridian or Cary-Blair, Remel or Cary-Blair, Protocol) |
| Reject Criteria | Specimens older than 96 hours; commercial transport media (eg, ETM, AlphaTec; Para-Pak enteric plus; C and S transport medium, medical chemical; Copan FecalSwab/ESwab); products containing formalin (eg, sodium acetate-acetic acid formalin fixative; PolyVinyl alcohol fixative; EcoFix preservative); swabs (eg, Cary-Blair gel swab; rectal swab; stool swab; gel swab); endoscopy specimen; unpreserved stool |
| Instructions |
*Samples should be collected Monday through Thursday* Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of collection. Do not freeze. Testing will be canceled on specimens received frozen. 1. Collect fresh fecal specimen and submit in container with transport medium. 2. Place feces in preservative within 2 hours of collection. 3. Submit preserved feces in original container. Do not aliquot. 4. If unpreserved specimens received, testing will be canceled. Additional Information: If collection media other than those listed is utilized, testing may be canceled. Media listed have been verified for use by Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Modified Cary-Blair media: Preferred: Culture and Sensitivity Stool Transport Vial Acceptable: Para-Pak C and S, Meridian Cary-Blair media: Cary-Blair, Remel; Cary-Blair, Protocol Cary-Blair transport system is required. Specific for recovery of enteric pathogens from fecal specimens (15 mL of non-nutritive transport medium containing phenol red as a pH indicator; Cary-Blair media: Remel Cary-Blair, Protocol Cary-Blair, Para Pak C and S [modified Cary-Blair]). Submit sample in original Cary-Blair medium container (not an aliquot). |
| Disulfiram (DEDTC Metabolite) (Qualitative), Serum/Plasma | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Effective Date | 4/18/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former Test Name | Disulfiram, Serum/Plasma | ||||||||||||||||||
| Test Code | 6116 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Instructions |
Instructions: Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw cap vial. Freeze at -70 deg C upon collection and ship on dry ice. Ship overnight Monday through Thursday, to arrive at NMS Labs the following day. Note: It is required that specimens be frozen at -70 deg C immediately after being drawn and kept frozen. If the specimens are not kept frozen, this may cause lower or negative result values. |
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