Test Code HPAG Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) Antigen, Stool
Specimen Requirements
Specimen must arrive within 72 hours of collection
Specimen: Stool (formed, solid, semi-solid or liquid) submitted in a tightly closed sterile container
Storage & Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Unacceptable specimens: Stool on swabs, in transport media or in preservative vials
Performing Laboratory
Munson Medical Center Laboratories
Methodology
Rapid Immunoassay
Reference Values
Negative
Day(s) Test Performed
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87338