Serum:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Stool:

Stool collection kit (Mayo)

Serum:

Blood must be drawn during the stool collection period.

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times


Feces:

1. Collect a 24-hour fecal collection
2. If no specimen is obtained within 24 hours, extend collection time to 48 to 72 hours
3. Document time frame
   
   

Serum:

1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
2. Spin sample within two (2) hours of specimen collection
3. Transfer serum to a Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914)
4. Freeze

Stool:

1. Freeze

Serum:

Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914)

Stool:

Stool collection kit (Mayo)

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Red:

1. Allow sample to clot
2. Spin
3. Transfer serum to a Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection

• Duration of stool collection time

Serum
Frozen (preferred) - 28 days
Ambient - 28 days
Refrigerated - 28 days

Feces
Frozen (preferred) -14 days
Ambient - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days

Feces and serum should be shipped together. Specimens shipped separately may delay testing.

Nephelometry