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Fecal Leukocytes
Test CodeLAB265
Alias/See Also
Stool for WBC; Stool for PMN; Stool for Polys; Stool Leukocytes
Includes
Microscopic examination of stained stool smear for presence and differentiation of white blood cells
Instructions
Fresh stool <4 hours old, or stool preserved in an enteric pathogen (ETM) red top container
Specimen Stability
"Fresh stool <4 hours old, or stool preserved in an enteric pathogen (ETM) red top container
Room temperature; fresh stool must be <4 hours old; ETM preserved stool must be <96 hours old."
Room temperature; fresh stool must be <4 hours old; ETM preserved stool must be <96 hours old."
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Failure to follow collection and handling procedures, specimen too old
Methodology
Microscopy
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Daily
