Don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container.
Stool sample collection kit instructions.
Don t urinate in the tubes.
Storing a stool sample.
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.
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.
Wash hands with soap and water.
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.
Specimen collection instructions adults.
Please don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container or pass the specimen into a toilet.
Immunochemical testing is.
Your health care provider has ordered the following test s.
Please review all instructions and collection kit components before starting your sample collection.
Stool collection kit your stool collection kit contains.
This will help your test results be correct.
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.
Don t pass stool into a.
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.
Collecting a stool sample read all of the instructions before collecting a stool sample.
It is important to follow the instructions so the sample is collected the right way.
Follow any other instructions your doctor has given you.
When you are finished please be sure you have put some of your specimen in all the tubes.
Your sample of poo must be fresh if it is not the bacteria in it can multiply.
Set up a way to catch your stool sample ahead of time.
If multiple collections are ordered for o p or occult blood they should be collected on separate days.
Kit consists of 1 2 3 or 4 tubes depending on what tests your physician ordered.
If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results.
Do not discontinue taking prescription medications unless directed by your physician.
Collection a single stool specimen cannot be used to rule out bacteria as a cause of diarrhea.
The stool should be passed into a clean dry container.
When collecting the stool specimen it should be passed into a clean dry container.
Follow your doctor s instructions and read any directions that come with your equipment carefully.
This patient instruction material.
Stool pathogen pcr panel giardia antigen ova and parasites.
This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system.
Multiple stool samples should never be collected on the same day.
Use a bed pan or place a large plastic bag into a waste basket to catch the specimen.
