Stool Sample Refrigerate Or Room Temperature

Storing a stool sample.

Stool sample refrigerate or room temperature.

Difficile toxin is very unstable and degrades at room temperature in as short as two hours. Refrigerate whole stool process it within 2 hours after collection. Collect specimen in clean watertight container. A portion of unpreserved stool specimen may be frozen at.

Store specimen in fixative at room temperature or refrigerate unpreserved specimen at 4 c. Store specimen in fixative at room temperature or refrigerate unpreserved specimen at 4 c. Do not add saline or water to sample to liquefy. 5 grams 24 hour or random stool.

Deliver the sample to your doctor. Non liquid stool room temperature samples or viscous samples. Make sure your refrigerator is set at least this cold. If the sample is fresh it must be refrigerated and taken to the doctor or lab within two hours.

When possible test within 48 hours after collection. When multiple tests are ordered submit separate sample for this test. This means the levels of bacteria in the stool sample won t be the same as the levels of bacteria in your digestive system. Use a gallon sized bag so there is plenty of room.

Even when refrigerated stool samples don t last very long. If a preservative is included with the container you have been given store it at room temperature for up to 48 hours. Refrigerate whole stool process it within 2 hours after collection. If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results may not be accurate.

Store portion of each stool specimen frozen at less than 15 c for antigen or pcr testing. Fresh stool is required. Frozen 20 c 5 gm aliquot from well mixed 24 hr or random stool collection. Sample must be liquid.

Your sample of poo must be fresh if it is not the bacteria in it can multiply. Store portion of each stool specimen frozen at less than 15 c for antigen or pcr testing. Otherwise freeze samples at 70 c. Otherwise freeze samples at 70 c.