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Comprehensive Stool Analysis
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Comprehensive Stool Analysis
Access Medical Labs · Mosaic DiagnosticsWhat this laboratory test evaluates
Why Conduct a Comprehensive Stool Analysis?The Comprehensive Stool Analysis + Parasitology (CSAP) is an essential diagnostic tool that enables practitioners to assess the status of beneficial and imbalanced commensal bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, yeast/fungus, and parasites. The identification of pathogenic species and susceptibility testing assists in the selection of the most suitable pharmaceutical or natural treatment agents.
The Comprehensive Stool Analysis test measures: • Digestion and absorption of nutrients (Pancreatic Elastase, Muscle Fibers, and Vegetable Fibers)
• Elimination efficiency of undigested food residues and toxins
• Assessment of the gut microbiome, measuring levels of healthy bacterial flora versus potentially pathogenic bacteria species, yeast, and parasites
• Culture and sensitivities of pathogenic yeast and bacteria
• Infectious pathogens (EIA evaluation for Campylobacter, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli cytotoxin, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium)
• Indices and markers of intestinal immune function (Secretory IgA)
• Indices and markers of inflammation (Calprotectin, Lactoferrin, and Lysozyme)
• Indices and markers of intestinal physiology and of intestinal health (Presence of RBC, WBC, Mucus, Occult Blood, Fecal pH, and Short Chain Fatty Acids)
Efficient remediation of GI dysfunctions involves a comprehensive approach that includes elimination of pathogens and irritants, supplementation of hydrochloric acid, pancreatic enzymes, and pre- and probiotics, and repair of the mucosal barrier.
Additional test information
The Comprehensive Stool Analysis measures key markers of digestion, absorption, and intestinal function, including a comprehensive bacteriology and yeast culture to detect beneficial, imbalanced, and dysbiotic flora. Mosaic Diagnostics uses gold-standard methods, such as PCR, to identify infectious pathogens and parasites, and perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing on cultured bacterial and fungal species to recommend prescriptive and natural agents.
Collection and processing
- Sample type: Stool
- Fasting: No
- Estimated laboratory processing: Results should arrive 21 business days after the lab receives samples.
How Sunridge uses laboratory information
Sunridge considers the medical question, symptoms, history, medications, prior results, and whether the finding could change care before recommending testing. A laboratory result is not interpreted in isolation and does not establish a diagnosis by itself.
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About this test
Why Conduct a Comprehensive Stool Analysis?The Comprehensive Stool Analysis + Parasitology (CSAP) is an essential diagnostic tool that enables practitioners to assess the status of beneficial and imbalanced commensal bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, yeast/fungus, and parasites. The identification of pathogenic species and susceptibility testing assists in the selection of the most suitable pharmaceutical or natural treatment agents.
The Comprehensive Stool Analysis test measures: • Digestion and absorption of nutrients (Pancreatic Elastase, Muscle Fibers, and Vegetable Fibers)
• Elimination efficiency of undigested food residues and toxins
• Assessment of the gut microbiome, measuring levels of healthy bacterial flora versus potentially pathogenic bacteria species, yeast, and parasites
• Culture and sensitivities of pathogenic yeast and bacteria
• Infectious pathogens (EIA evaluation for Campylobacter, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli cytotoxin, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium)
• Indices and markers of intestinal immune function (Secretory IgA)
• Indices and markers of inflammation (Calprotectin, Lactoferrin, and Lysozyme)
• Indices and markers of intestinal physiology and of intestinal health (Presence of RBC, WBC, Mucus, Occult Blood, Fecal pH, and Short Chain Fatty Acids)
Efficient remediation of GI dysfunctions involves a comprehensive approach that includes elimination of pathogens and irritants, supplementation of hydrochloric acid, pancreatic enzymes, and pre- and probiotics, and repair of the mucosal barrier.
Additional details
The Comprehensive Stool Analysis measures key markers of digestion, absorption, and intestinal function, including a comprehensive bacteriology and yeast culture to detect beneficial, imbalanced, and dysbiotic flora. Mosaic Diagnostics uses gold-standard methods, such as PCR, to identify infectious pathogens and parasites, and perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing on cultured bacterial and fungal species to recommend prescriptive and natural agents.
Highlighted health areas
- Gastrointestinal
Biomarkers and report focus
The exact analytes and report format can change. Confirm the current contents in the Fullscript order before payment.
- Fasciola hepatica
- Fasciolopsis buski
- Hookworm
- Yeast Culture
- Taenia spp.
- Chilomastix mesnili
- Entamoeba hartmanni
- Iodamoeba buetschlii
- Entamoeba polecki
- Blastocystis spp.
- Balantidium coli
- Hymenolepis nana
- Hymenolepis diminuta
- Dipylidium caninum
- Diphyllobothrium latum
- Butyrate
- Pancreatic Elastase 1
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Capillaria philippinensis
- Red Blood Cells, Stool
- White Blood Cells, Stool
- Cryptosporidium spp.
- Giardia
- Trichuris trichiura
- Entamoeba coli
- Endolimax nana
- Dientamoeba fragilis
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Enterotoxigenic E. coli
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- Campylobacter spp.
- Salmonella spp.
- Shiga-like toxin E. coli stx1
- Shiga-like toxin E. coli stx2
- E. coli o157
- Vibrio cholerae
- Secretory IgA
- Pentatrichomonas hominis
- Norovirus GI/GII
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Adenovirus 40/41
- Lactoferrin, Stool [Mass/Volume]
- Lysozyme
- Carbohydrates
- Muscle fibers
- Mucus
- Vegetable fibers
- Cystoisospora belli
- Pollen
- Charcot-leyden crystals
- Paragonimus westermani
- Heterophyes heterophyes
- Clonorchis sinensis
- Capillaria hepatica
- Retortamonas intestinalis
- Enteromonas hominis
- Rotavirus A
- Shigella spp.
- Clostridioides difficile
- Total Short-Chain Fatty Acids
- Calprotectin, Stool
- Acetate %
- Butyrate %
- Propionate %
- Valerate %
- Bacteria Culture
- Bacterial Sensitivities
- Occult Blood, Stool
- pH, Stool
- Fat Stain
- Yeast Sensitivities