Lactoferrin

Label Mnemonic:	FECLACTO
Epic code:	LAB3479
Downtime form:	Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Fecal

Specimen Instructions:

Specimen is stable 2 weeks at room temperature, refrigerated or frozen.

Collection Medium:

Sterile Container

Minimum:

5 g random stool in a clean, leak-proof container.
Absolute Minimum: 1 g random stool

Rejection Criteria:

Samples preservatives other than Cary-Blair.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection. Transfer to sterile, screw cap transport container and freeze. Store and send frozen.

Testing Schedule:

24 hrs/day, 7 days a week, including holidays.

Turn Around Time:

1-2 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Negative

Interpretive Data:

A positive result is indicative of the presence of lactoferrin, a marker for fecal leukocytes. A negative result does not exclude the presence of intestinal inflammation.

Comments:

Do not use to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); may be used for monitoring IBD activity.

Test Limitations:

A positive result is indicative of the presence of lactoferrin, a marker for fecal leukocytes. A negative result does not exclude the presence of intestinal inflammation.

Methodology:

Qualitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

CPT Code:

83630