Enteric Bacterial Panel

Specimen Information:

Collection Instructions:

1. Avoid contamination with water or urine and avoid mixing toilet paper or soap with the specimen.
2. Collect Fecal specimen in commode hat or plain clean container
3. Open Fecal eSwab package.
4. Loosen cap and stand culture tube on flat surface or hold in nondominant hand.
5. Grasp swab above pink breakpoint line.
6. Insert swab end into stool, specifically any mucoidal or bloody or liquid areas, coating swab. DO NOT SCOOP OR ADD ADDITIONAL STOOL.
7. Insert swab into culture tube, ensuring that liquid is NOT above black fill line. If liquid is above black fill line, discard sample and begin with a fresh kit.
8. Cap securely and shake well.

 

Patient Collection Instructions 

English collection Fecal eSwab

Spanish collection Fecal eSwab

Burmese collection Fecal eSwab

Arabic collection Fecal eSwab

 

 

Rejection Criteria:

Improperly collected Fecal eSwab

Specimens received outside of transport and storage ranges

Frozen specimen

Contaminated specimen

Grossly contaminated specimen

Collection Instructions:

1. Avoid contamination with water or urine and avoid mixing toilet paper or soap with the specimen.
2. Collect Fecal specimen in commode hat with/Lid

 

 

 

Rejection Criteria:

Specimens received outside of transport and storage ranges

Frozen specimen

Contaminated specimen

Grossly contaminated specimen

Specimen Information:

Collection Instructions:

Cary Blair Vial Collection Instructions

 

Printable Patient Collection Instructions

English Cary Blair Vial Collection

Spanish Cary Blair Vial Collection

Burmese Cary Blair Vial Collection

Arabic Cary Blair Vial Collection 

Rejection Criteria:

Specimen received outside of transport and storage ranges

Frozen specimen

Contaminated specimen

Grossly contaminated specimen