Screw cap plastic container (non sterile)

Collect specimen in clean container

1. Transfer stool to a C&S (Cary-Blair) preservative vial within 1 hour of collection if at ambient temperature.
   •  Use the spoon in the vial and fill to the "fill line"
   • Do not overfill
2. Mix will
3. Refrigerate

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

Stool in Cary Blair Transport Medium:

Refrigerated - 7 days

Fresh (unpreserved) stool:

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 hrs after collection
• Improper transport container
  • Stools in PVA fixative or EcoFox
• Improper transport temperature
• Inappropriate specimen type
• Leaking container
• Overfilled transport vial
• More than 1 specimen/day
• Concentrated stools

Immunoassay

Negative