SEND OUT TEST ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E.COLI (E:154) STOOL CULTURE TECHNIQUE - SDL

Test Information

Name: SEND OUT TEST ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E.COLI (E:154) STOOL CULTURE TECHNIQUE

Code: 4118160053000-QD

Sample Type: Stool

Turnaround Time (TAT): 5 days

Preparation & Notes

Risk to send it (only 4 days) Preferred Specimen(s) 1 gram stool collected in a modified Cary-Blair transport medium Minimum Volume 1 gram Collection Instructions Collect stool in a clean, dry container and then transfer to an enteric transport vial containing modified Cary-Blair transport medium Transport Container Cary-Blair stool culture transport medium Transport Temperature Room temperature Specimen Stability Room temperature: 4 days Refrigerated: 4 days Frozen: Unacceptable Reject Criteria Dry rectal swab • Raw stool not in transport medium • Specimens in transport medium other than those listed as acceptable • Modified Cary-Blair with a yellow-colored solution, indicating the sample has exceeded the buffering capacity