Stool Sample Collection Kit Instructions

Please don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container or pass the specimen into a toilet.

Stool sample collection kit instructions.

Culture collection swab may be used to collect rectal swabs or a swab of fecal material then swab should be placed in stool culture transport vial para pak c s orange. Storing a stool sample. Follow any other instructions your doctor has given you. Don t pass stool into a.

Immunochemical testing is. This patient instruction material. This will help your test results be correct. The collection method for this test may depend on the manufacturer but typically you use a special spoon or other device to collect a sample of stool and store it in a collection container that comes with the test kit.

Do not discontinue taking prescription medications unless directed by your physician. Wash hands with soap and water. When you are finished please be sure you have put some of your specimen in all the tubes. Use a bed pan or place a large plastic bag into a waste basket to catch the specimen.

Please review all instructions and collection kit components before starting your sample collection. If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results. Your stool test will not be accurate and you may need to do the stool collection again if for any reason any of the stool you pass during the checked time period is not put into the provided collection containers and returned as instructed. Set up a way to catch your stool sample ahead of time.

Stool collection kit your stool collection kit contains. If multiple collections are ordered for o p or occult blood they should be collected on separate days. Your sample of poo must be fresh if it is not the bacteria in it can multiply. Follow your doctor s instructions and read any directions that come with your equipment carefully.

The stool should be passed into a clean dry container. Don t pass stool directly into the tubes. Collecting a stool sample read all of the instructions before collecting a stool sample. The collection container is then returned to your doctor or a designated lab by mail or in person.

Specimen collection instructions adults. Multiple stool samples should never be collected on the same day. Specimen cannot touch urine or water. Stool collection kit components us 1 kit box 1 test request form 1 collection tray 1 specimen vial 2 gloves 1 zip closure specimen bag 1 absorbent material 1 fedex clinical.

Keep in mind that toilet water urine paper and soap can all ruin the stool sample so make sure that you have a way to protect your stool from becoming contaminated by these things. Collection a single stool specimen cannot be used to rule out bacteria as a cause of diarrhea. Stool pathogen pcr panel giardia antigen ova and parasites. Don t urinate in the tubes.

This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system. Kit consists of 1 2 3 or 4 tubes depending on what tests your physician ordered. Don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container.