Clostridial Enteric Disease Unit
Charges for Services
| Service | Charge |
| Anaerobic culture of C. perfringens or C. difficile from tissue - supplied by submittor. There may be an additional $15 culture charge if additional isolation is required for subsequent testing | $30 |
| Isolation of C. perfringens or C. difficile from a mixed culture - primary culture supplied by submittor | $15 |
| C. perfringens genotyping - from pure culture | $30 |
| C. perfringens genotyping - from paraffin-embedded tissue | $50 |
| Preservation - freezing (1 time charge for 3 months storage) | $10 |
| Return shipping of cultures (includes hazardous shipping container, ice packs and FedEx charges) | $60 |
|
Clostridium difficile toxin A/B
test (including toxin elution from clinical specimens). |
$20 |
| Microbial indentification by 16S rRNA sequencing (specimens accepted on a case by case basis - call) | $160 (for a pure culture) |
| Clostridial
antigens - call or email HIS-C. perfringens Alpha toxin HIS-C. perfringens beta toxin HIS-C. perfringens beta2 toxin HIS-C. perfringens truncated epsilon toxin HIS-C. difficile Toxin A HIS-C. difficile Toxin B C. difficile native toxin A C. difficile native toxin B |
$2000 /
mg |
| Clostridial
antisera there will be FedEx charge- call or email |
$60 / ml
|
FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION:
Do not hesitate to call (520-621-2745) or email (jcoombs@email.arizona.edu) if you want to discuss the service.
