Sample type: Faecal
Test name: FIT a.k.a. Faecal Immunochemical Test, qFIT, FOB, Faecal Occult Blood
Condition / Indication: Detection of colorectal cancer. See eligibility criteria on web site.
Special precautions & notes: None.
Reference range: <10 ug/Hb/g stool = negative
>10 ug/Hb/g stool = positive
Container: Special container available on request from laboratory.
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Immunology
Section: Immunochemistry/Proteins
Turnaround time: 2 working days
Information for Laboratories referring samples for analysis at NBT:
Contact Immunology on 0117 414 8379 or email: nbn-tr.nbtfit@nhs.net to order more test kits.
Method:
Immunoturbidimetry
Further information: EQA: WEQAS Quantitative Faecal Hb scheme