Stool Sample Collection Kit Instructions

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Stool sample collection kit instructions.

Collecting a stool sample read all of the instructions before collecting a stool sample. Specimen cannot touch urine or water. Don t urinate in the tubes. It is important to follow the instructions so the sample is collected the right way.

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. When you are finished please be sure you have put some of your specimen in all the tubes. When collecting the stool specimen it should be passed into a clean dry container. Stool collection kit your stool collection kit contains.

Storing a stool sample. Multiple stool samples should never be collected on the same day. If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results. Specimen collection instructions adults.

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. 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.

This patient instruction material. Your health care provider has ordered the following test s. Do not discontinue taking prescription medications unless directed by your physician. 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.

Immunochemical testing is. The stool should be passed into a clean dry container. Collection a single stool specimen cannot be used to rule out bacteria as a cause of diarrhea. Follow any other instructions your doctor has given you.

This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system. Please don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container or pass the specimen into a toilet. Don t pass stool into a. Please review all instructions and collection kit components before starting your sample collection.

Don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container. Kit consists of 1 2 3 or 4 tubes depending on what tests your physician ordered. Stool pathogen pcr panel giardia antigen ova and parasites. 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.

This will help your test results be correct. The collection container is then returned to your doctor or a designated lab by mail or in person. Use a bed pan or place a large plastic bag into a waste basket to catch the specimen.