&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overview&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&quot;Campylobacter Culture, Feces&quot; involves culturing fecal samples to detect the presence of Campylobacter bacteria. Campylobacter is a common cause of foodborne illness, particularly gastroenteritis, and is often transmitted through contaminated food or water. Culturing fecal samples allows for the isolation and identification of Campylobacter species, aiding in the diagnosis and management of Campylobacter-related infections. This test is important for public health surveillance and outbreak investigation, as well as for guiding appropriate treatment strategies for affected individuals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHAT IS IT USED FOR?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;w-full pt-2 md:pt-0 dark:border-white/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent md:w-[calc(100%-.5rem)]&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;● Identifying if Campylobacter species are responsible for diarrhea.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;● Performing additional testing for Campylobacter species when fecal samples test positive on nucleic acid amplification tests.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;● This test is typically ineffective for patients hospitalized for more than 3 days due to the low likelihood of identifying a pathogen not previously detected, resulting in a low yield from specimens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METHOD NAME&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Conventional Culture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AVAILABILITY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;TBC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REPORTING NAME&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Campylobacter Culture, F&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OTHER NAME&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Aerobic Bacterial Stool Culture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Campylobacter Stool Culture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Campylobacter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Stool Culture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Enteric pathogens&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h3 id=&quot;SpecimenType-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPECIMEN TYPE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Fecal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;TBC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPECIMEN COLLECTION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patient Preparation:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Medications: Do not use barium or bismuth before collection of specimen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supplies:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Culture and Sensitivity Stool Transport Vial (T058)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Container/Tube:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Commercially available transport system specific for recovery of enteric pathogens from fecal specimens (15 mL of non-nutritive transport medium containing phenol red as a pH indicator, either Cary-Blair or Para-Pak C and S)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specimen Volume:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Representative portion of fecal specimen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cccc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Collection Instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Collect fresh faeces and submit 1 gram or 5 mL in container with transport medium.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Place faeces in preservatives within 2 hours of collection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Place vial in a sealed plastic bag.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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