LAB955
UCH Clinical Laboratory - Microbiology
Preserved stool sample in Formalin and Zinc PVA. (Kits available through Lawson)
10 mL or more of fresh stool sample in plastic container.
If Pinworm is suspected, refer to PINWORM PREP LAB248.
Requests for O&P exam from non-stool specimens require special arrangements with the Microbiology Lab and Medical Director approval.
If less than 10 mL stool is received, a complete exam may not be possible.
Sample not properly identified; incorrect container; insufficient sample volume; sample not preserved within 1 hour; dried-out specimen; specimen soaked into diaper or tissue paper; specimens containing interfering substances (castor oil, bismuth, barium, mineral oil, iron, magnesium); specimens contaminated with urine; more than one specimen on inpatients hospitalized for more than 3 days.
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately.
Offsite: Preserve specimen within 1 hour of collection. Send at ambient temperature.
Mon - Fri dayshift
Fresh, unpreserved stool - Ambient: 1 hour.
Preserved stool - Ambient: Indefinitely.
Order GI PCR PANEL PLUS (Multiplex Film Array Assay) for first-line parasitic testing. For patients with prior residence in endemic countries, consider ordering a full ova and parasite exam in addition to GI PCR PANEL PLUS testing.
Order OP if any of the following patient conditions exists:
OPSCREEN will be performed unless one of the above conditions exists.
One specimen will detect greater than 90% of parasites.
Only one stool will be tested on inpatients hospitalized greater than 3 days.
One specimen will be accepted per out-patient every 48 hours with up to 3 samples per week.
Specimens obtained with a warm saline enema or Fleet -Phospho-Soda are acceptable.
Wait 1 week or more after barium procedures or barium laxatives before collecting stool for exam.
Mon - Fri dayshift
Direct wet mounts, concentration procedure, trichrome smear, Cyclospora and Isospora acid-fast smear and Giardia/Cryptosporidium antigen test.
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LAB955
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| Collection |
LAB955
UCH Clinical Laboratory - Microbiology
Preserved stool sample in Formalin and Zinc PVA. (Kits available through Lawson)
10 mL or more of fresh stool sample in plastic container.
If Pinworm is suspected, refer to PINWORM PREP LAB248.
Requests for O&P exam from non-stool specimens require special arrangements with the Microbiology Lab and Medical Director approval.
If less than 10 mL stool is received, a complete exam may not be possible.
Sample not properly identified; incorrect container; insufficient sample volume; sample not preserved within 1 hour; dried-out specimen; specimen soaked into diaper or tissue paper; specimens containing interfering substances (castor oil, bismuth, barium, mineral oil, iron, magnesium); specimens contaminated with urine; more than one specimen on inpatients hospitalized for more than 3 days.
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately.
Offsite: Preserve specimen within 1 hour of collection. Send at ambient temperature.
Mon - Fri dayshift
Fresh, unpreserved stool - Ambient: 1 hour.
Preserved stool - Ambient: Indefinitely.
Order GI PCR PANEL PLUS (Multiplex Film Array Assay) for first-line parasitic testing. For patients with prior residence in endemic countries, consider ordering a full ova and parasite exam in addition to GI PCR PANEL PLUS testing.
Order OP if any of the following patient conditions exists:
OPSCREEN will be performed unless one of the above conditions exists.
One specimen will detect greater than 90% of parasites.
Only one stool will be tested on inpatients hospitalized greater than 3 days.
One specimen will be accepted per out-patient every 48 hours with up to 3 samples per week.
Specimens obtained with a warm saline enema or Fleet -Phospho-Soda are acceptable.
Wait 1 week or more after barium procedures or barium laxatives before collecting stool for exam.
| Ordering |
Mon - Fri dayshift
Direct wet mounts, concentration procedure, trichrome smear, Cyclospora and Isospora acid-fast smear and Giardia/Cryptosporidium antigen test.
Next day
LAB955
| Result Interpretation |
| Administrative |
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