Stool Sample Collection Kit Instructions

Stool collection kit your stool collection kit contains.

Stool sample collection kit instructions. The stool should be passed into a clean dry container. If the levels of bacteria don t match the test results. Kit consists of 1 2 3 or 4 tubes depending on what tests your physician ordered. Do not discontinue taking prescription medications unless directed by your physician.

It is important to follow the instructions so the sample is collected the right way. This patient instruction material. Immunochemical testing is. Don t urinate on the specimen or in the collection container.

This will help your test results be correct. Keep in mind that toilet water urine paper and soap can all ruin the stool sample so make sure that you have a way to protect your stool from becoming contaminated by these things. Don t pass stool directly into the tubes. 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.

Specimen cannot touch urine or water. Don t pass stool into a. When you are finished please be sure you have put some of your specimen in all the tubes. Your health care provider has ordered the following test s.

Set up a way to catch your stool sample ahead of time. When collecting the stool specimen it should be passed into a clean dry container. Don t urinate in the tubes. 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.

The collection container is then returned to your doctor or a designated lab by mail or in person. Multiple stool samples should never be collected on the same day. Storing a stool sample. Use a bed pan or place a large plastic bag into a waste basket to catch the specimen.

Wash hands with soap and water. Your sample of poo must be fresh if it is not the bacteria in it can multiply. Stool collection kit components us 1 kit box 1 test request form 1 collection tray 1 specimen vial 2 gloves 1 zip closure specimen bag 1 absorbent material 1 fedex clinical. Please review all instructions and collection kit components before starting your sample collection.

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. Collection a single stool specimen cannot be used to rule out bacteria as a cause of diarrhea. 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.

Stool pathogen pcr panel giardia antigen ova and parasites. Follow any other instructions your doctor has given you. Specimen collection instructions adults.