Screw cap plastic container (non sterile)

• Collect specimen in clean leakproof container.
• Instruct the patient not to void with the specimen and also not to put toilet tissue in the "hat" or "bedpan."

1. Transfer specimen to a Stool transport media/vial - Culture and sensitivity (C&S) within 48 hours of collection.
2. Use spoon in vial and fill to the "fill line" - Do not overfill
3. Mix well
4. Refrigerate

Stool transport media/vial - Culture and sensitivity (C&S), (Para-Pak or Cary-Blair)

Screw cap plastic container (non sterile)

Stool transport media/vial - Culture and sensitivity (C&S):

Refrigerated - 7 days

Clean container:

Refrigerated - 48 hrs

• Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
• Time delay between time of collection and receipt of specimen
  • Unpreserved specimen received at AHL more than 48 hours after collection
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• Improper transport container
  • Stool in PVA, Parasafe or Ecofix
• Improper transport temperature
  • Unrefrigerated specimen
• Inappropriate specimen type
  • Concentrated stools
  • Duodenal drainage and other non-stool specimens
• Leaking container
• Overfilled transport vial
• More than 1 specimen/day

Immunoassay

Negative

One specimen is sufficient for detection, as antigen is continually present in infected patients.