Specimen Requirements

Stool Collection Kit is available from couriers.
 

Specimen must arrive within 72 hours of
collection.

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Rectal Swab

Container/Tube: Culture transport container

Specimen Volume: Swab

Collection Instructions:

1. Pass swab beyond anal sphincter.
2. Rotate swab and withdraw.
3. Place swab in sterile culture transport container, crush ampule of tube to ensure specimen preservation.
4. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.

Note: Specimen source is required.

Stool - MUST conform to the shape of the container; formed/hard stool is not acceptable.

Container/Tube: Sterile container(s)

Specimen Volume: Entire collection

Collection Instructions:

1. Lift toilet seat, and cover toilet bowl with a large sheet of plastic wrap. Make a depression in plastic wrap. With toilet seat lowered, pass stool specimen directly onto plastic wrap.
2. Alternatively, collect stool specimen in a clean, dry, wide-mouth container. Do not use toilet paper to collect specimen. Do not remove specimen from toilet water.

3. Label container with patient’s information, date of birth, date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.

Note: Specimen source is required.