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