Specimen Required

Stool collection cup or screw capped container submitted to the laboratory within 14 days of collection

Specimen Volume: 5 grams

Collection Instructions:

Submit 5 g (minimum volume: 1 g) of fresh, unpreserved stool in a stool collection cup or a screw-capped container.
 

*Collect stool from diaper lined with plastic. If infant or child has diarrhea, line the diaper with plastic wrap or use a pediatric urine bag placed over the rectum to collect a specimen that is not contaminated with urine.

CAUTION:  Never leave plastic wrap against a child's skin for more than 30 minutes at a time.

-Label cup with patient name (first and last) or other unique identifier, patient hospital
identification number,  date and time of collection, collector initials, and test(s) being
ordered.
-Promptly forward specimen to laboratory at ambient temperature.