Stool Sample Refrigerate Or Room Temperature

If the sample is fresh it must be refrigerated and taken to the doctor or lab within two hours.

Stool sample refrigerate or room temperature.

Store specimen in fixative at room temperature or refrigerate unpreserved specimen at 4 c. Otherwise freeze samples at 70 c. Non liquid stool room temperature samples or viscous samples. Transport media is not necessary and may increase false positive results.

Deliver the sample to your doctor. False negative results occur when specimens are not kept refrigerated until testing can be done. Refrigerate whole stool process it within 2 hours after collection. Otherwise freeze samples at 70 c.

Sample must be liquid. If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results may not be accurate. Fresh stool is required. Store specimen in fixative at room temperature or refrigerate unpreserved specimen at 4 c.

A portion of unpreserved stool specimen may be frozen at. This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system. Storing a stool sample. Even when refrigerated stool samples don t last very long.

Difficile toxin is very unstable and degrades at room temperature in as short as two hours. Make sure your refrigerator is set at least this cold. The optimal temperature for stool storage is 4 c 39 f. Frozen 20 c 5 gm aliquot from well mixed 24 hr or random stool collection.

Refrigerate whole stool process it within 2 hours after collection. Store portion of each stool specimen frozen at less than 15 c for antigen or pcr testing. 5 grams 24 hour or random stool. When possible test within 48 hours after collection.

Collect specimen in clean watertight container. Use a gallon sized bag so there is plenty of room. Store portion of each stool specimen frozen at less than 15 c for antigen or pcr testing. When multiple tests are ordered submit separate sample for this test.