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Stool Culture W/Shiga Toxin and Campylobactor
Test CodeLAB223
Preferred Specimen
Stool Culture, Shiga Toxin, and Campylobactor:Feces in a sterile container, Cary-Blair container
Stool Culture only: Rectal swab, stool washing in sterile container
Stool Culture only: Rectal swab, stool washing in sterile container
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Stool/washing in sterile container;: Ambient or refrigerated;2 hours
Para-Pak C&S stool transport solution, rectal swab culturette:; ;Ambient or refrigerated;72 hours
Para-Pak C&S stool transport solution, rectal swab culturette:; ;Ambient or refrigerated;72 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Patients producing formed stools are very unlikely to have a clinically significant infection with a GI pathogen detectable by stool culture. Testing formed stools can lead to false positive results and over reporting enfections. Please submit unformed stool only, if formed stool specimens are submitted, they will be rejected.
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Methodology
Manual
