The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Lactoferrin
Order Code: FECLACTO
Epic Lab Code: LAB3479
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Fecal
Collection Medium:
Feces specimen, random stool container 


Minimum:


5 g stool in a clean, leak-proof container


Rejection Criteria:


Samples preservatives other than Cary-Blair.


Delivery Instructions:


Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.


Testing Schedule:


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


Analytic Time:


4 working days


Reference Range:


Negative


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:


Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay


CPT Code:


83630




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Updated: 03/11/2009

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