Notes

Not recommended for patients who have been hospitalized for >3 days.

If specimen other than stool collected, please call the Diagnostic Infectious Disease Testing Laboratory 513-636-7658 for collection requirements.

Patient Preparation

Do not use antacids, barium, bismuth, antidiarrheal medication, or oily laxatives prior to collection of specimen.

Call Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory 636-8144 for Preservative Collection Vial Set.

Collect

Fresh Stool in sterile container (See below).

 Preservative Collection Vial Set: Ambient (see below).

Minimum Collection Volume

5.0 mL

Acceptable Specimen Collect Alternatives

Sodium Acetate-Formalin (SAF) vials

Duodenal aspirate, Cerebrospinal fluid, Bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL), sputum, urine.

Unacceptable Conditions

Stool specimen containing barium salts, oil, or urine

Stool from patients after 3 days of hospitalization

Rectal swabs

Duodenal aspirates are unacceptable, instead order Ova and Parasite detection.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Fresh stool: Ambient or Refrigerated

Stool collected in Preservative Collection Vial Set: Ambient.

Specimen Preparation

Three stool samples collected on alternate days over a 7 day period is recommended.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Fresh stool: Ambient - 1 day

Stool collected in Preservative Collection Vial Set: Ambient - 1 year or up to the expiration date on collection vials

Performed

Batched Mon-Fri

Performing Lab

Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory

Remarks

This test does not detect Cryptosporidium. For most patients, an O&P DFA is the preferred test.

Units of Measure

See Reference Interval

Ordering Recommendations

Parasite infection suspected as cause of persistent diarrhea.

Methodology

Qualitative concentration/Trichrome stain/Microscopy.

Reported

1 Day

Tests Included

Ova and parasites

Synonyms

  • Ova & Parasites
  • O&P
  • O&P Comprehensive
  • O and P
  • O & P

Reference Interval

Negative

CPT Codes

87177

Lab Use Only

Call DIDTL for O&P collection container

Acceptable Specimen Collect Alternatives

Sodium Acetate-Formalin (SAF) vials

Duodenal aspirate, Cerebrospinal fluid, Bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL), sputum, urine.

Collection

Notes

Not recommended for patients who have been hospitalized for >3 days.

If specimen other than stool collected, please call the Diagnostic Infectious Disease Testing Laboratory 513-636-7658 for collection requirements.

Patient Preparation

Do not use antacids, barium, bismuth, antidiarrheal medication, or oily laxatives prior to collection of specimen.

Call Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory 636-8144 for Preservative Collection Vial Set.

Collect

Fresh Stool in sterile container (See below).

 Preservative Collection Vial Set: Ambient (see below).

Minimum Collection Volume

5.0 mL

Acceptable Specimen Collect Alternatives

Sodium Acetate-Formalin (SAF) vials

Duodenal aspirate, Cerebrospinal fluid, Bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL), sputum, urine.

Unacceptable Conditions

Stool specimen containing barium salts, oil, or urine

Stool from patients after 3 days of hospitalization

Rectal swabs

Duodenal aspirates are unacceptable, instead order Ova and Parasite detection.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Fresh stool: Ambient or Refrigerated

Stool collected in Preservative Collection Vial Set: Ambient.

Specimen Preparation

Three stool samples collected on alternate days over a 7 day period is recommended.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Fresh stool: Ambient - 1 day

Stool collected in Preservative Collection Vial Set: Ambient - 1 year or up to the expiration date on collection vials

Performed

Batched Mon-Fri

Performing Lab

Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory

Remarks

This test does not detect Cryptosporidium. For most patients, an O&P DFA is the preferred test.

Units of Measure

See Reference Interval
Ordering

Ordering Recommendations

Parasite infection suspected as cause of persistent diarrhea.

Methodology

Qualitative concentration/Trichrome stain/Microscopy.

Reported

1 Day

Tests Included

Ova and parasites

Synonyms

  • Ova & Parasites
  • O&P
  • O&P Comprehensive
  • O and P
  • O & P
Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Negative
Laboratory Personnel Use

CPT Codes

87177

Lab Use Only

Call DIDTL for O&P collection container

Acceptable Specimen Collect Alternatives

Sodium Acetate-Formalin (SAF) vials

Duodenal aspirate, Cerebrospinal fluid, Bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL), sputum, urine.

×
Learn More Remind Me Later Dismiss