Test ID: 800071
Shiga Toxin Escherichia coli Antigen, Feces
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
800071
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
No
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Rapid screening for EHEC serotypes including Escherichia coli O157:H7.
This test should serve as an adjunct to culture. However, in some situations when recovery of the organism by culture is not optimal (e.g. delayed transport of the specimen or transport of the specimen in preservative), or when isolation of the organism is not required for epidemiologic studies, this test may be considered as the preferred diagnostic method.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Shiga Toxin E. coli Ag, F
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
E. coli 0157
Enteropathogenic E. coli
Escherichia Coli 0157 Stool Antigen Detection
Verotoxin Assay
JC/EHECTX
Enteropathogenic E. coli
Escherichia Coli 0157 Stool Antigen Detection
Verotoxin Assay
JC/EHECTX
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