Parasitology: pinworm examination test offered
Human Pinworm
The "Pinworm Examination" test may be ordered on the Mycobacteriology/Mycology/Parasitology Test Request Form.
Total Cost
$6.49 (without shipping), CPT code 87172
Quality Assurance
- Fresh stool or stools in preservative are unacceptable samples.
- Pinworm collector kits are available at SHL upon request.
- Collection instructions are available here.
- Samples are stored and transported at room temperature.
Questions
Kathy Hebbeln, Lead Technologist
Email: katherine-hebbeln@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-4336
Ryan Jepson, Microbiology Supervisor
Email: ryan-jepson@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-4269
Wade Aldous, Ph.D., Diagnostic and Clinical Division Director
Email: wade-aldous@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-4765
