| Patient Preparation | - Medications: Do not use barium or bismuth before collection of specimen.
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| Specimen Collection | - Collect: Fresh stool in Cary-Blair Transport Medium
- Prepare: Collect fresh stool and place in Cary-Blair transport medium within 2 hours of collection. Add stool until level indicated on transport media container. Do not over fill.
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| Specimen Labeling | - Specimen should be labeled with at least two unique patient identifiers along with specimen source and match accompanying test order.
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| Specimen Storage and Preservation | - Stool specimens should be stored at 2-30°C and must arrive at the laboratory within 96 hours (4 days) of specimen collection.
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| Specimen Transportation | - Ship specimens in appropriate transport media at 2-30°C.
- All infectious substance shipments must conform to U.S. Department of Transportation(DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR 49 C.F.R. Parts 171-180).
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| Specimen Acceptability and Rejection | - Specimens that arrive more than 96 hours (4 days) from the date of collection will not be tested.
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