Comprehensive Stool Analysis (CSA), Stool
Orderable by Ontario ND
Test
Clinical Utility
The Doctor’s Data Comprehensive Stool Analysis is a stool-based assessment that evaluates gastrointestinal microbiology, digestion and absorption, inflammatory markers, mucosal immune function, short-chain fatty acids, and intestinal health markers. The profile combines culture-based microbiology, multiplex PCR pathogen detection, stool chemistry testing, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to provide information on gastrointestinal microbial balance and digestive function.
Method
Various - See Method description
Method Description
Culture and Identification by MALDI-TOF and Conventional Biochemicals; Multiplex PCR; Turbidimetric Immunoassay; ELISA; Microscopy; Gas Chromatography; Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing.
Result Included
- % Acetate
- % Butyrate
- % Propionate
- % Valerate
- Adenovirus F40/41
- Bacteroides Family
- Bifidobacterium Family
- Butyrate
- Calprotectin
- Campylobacter (C. jejuni, C. coli, C. lari)
- Carbohydrates
- Clostridioides difficile (Toxin A/B)
- Clostridium Family
- Color
- Consistency
- Elastase
- Enterococcus Family
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) lt/st
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli O157
Test Location
Doctor's Data
Specimen
Specimen Type
Stool
Collection & Handling
Additional Information
A specimen collection kit is available. To order a kit online, please register or login. For assistance or more information, please click here to send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.
For additional information refer to the Doctors Data website Comprehensive Stool Analysis
Sample Report
Turnaround Time
9 Days
Sample Report
Test Version
Last Updated
2022-05-09