| Specimen requirements: |
Denture Container
for Fecal Samples |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
Fecal materal equal to an egg, or a
rectal swab. |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
2 gm or Rectal Swab |
| Method of collection: |
Random fecal sample |
| Transportation: |
Submit fresh within 2 hours or place
in Carey-Blair transport medium. |
| Label instructions: |
All containers must be labeled with
patient name and medical record number. |
| Request test on form: |
Multi Labs/Micro/Viro/Serology (
151-905 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Microbiology/Virology |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
N/A |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
24 Hours for stain/ 8 weeks for
culture |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-109 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
N/A |
| Special Instructions: |
Instruct patient to defecate into a
clean, dry bedpan without mineral oil. Remove a portion of the specimen with a
tongue blade and place in a collection container. Submit 2 or 3 specimens on
separate days to increase the probability of isolating a pathogen. If
antibiotics are to be initiated, then it is acceptable to submit 2 samples in a
single day, as long as the samples are from separate bowel movements. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Qualitative |
| SOFT LAB abbreviation: |
CXAFB |
| Secondary code: |
4601 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
Transfer sample to MCC collection kit
(available from Micro Lab) |
