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| TEST NAME | Clostridium botulinum Culture & Toxin Testing (Call Laboratory before submitting specimens) |
|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT | BACT |
| TESTS | B8 |
| DESCRIPTION | Clostridium botulinum culture and toxin testing for suspected foodborne and wound cases. |
| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS |
SPECIMEN: Pre-antitoxin serum, stool, gastric, tissue. Standard volumes: >8 ml of serum (not hemolyzed), 25 grams of unpreserved feces or 25-50 ml of gastric aspirate within 72 hours of onset. Tissue in sterile container inside an anerobic pouch. CONTAINER: Sterile screw cap container COLLECTION: Contact Orange County Communicable Disease Control Division (CDCD) at (714) 834-8180 for testing approval prior to submission for specimen collection and shipping requirements. After hours, on weekends and holidays you may speak to a Public Health Official by calling Orange County Communications Center at (714) 628-7008. TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Room Temperature (25±5°C): Unacceptable Refrigerated (5±3°C): 1 day Frozen (-15±5°C): Unacceptable |
| TURNAROUND TIME (TAT) |
4 weeks |
| REFERENCE RANGE | Negative |
| TEST METHOD | Send Out |
| CPT CODES |
99001 |