2.0 - 5.0 g of fresh liquid or soft stool in sterile specimen container (See below)
Liquid or soft stool in Carey Blair preservative (collection container, see below)
Rectal swabs (See below) *NOTE - Rectal swab collection is less sensitive than stool in Carey Blair
Workday #: 120347 Sterile foam swab (Blue top) Workday # 128403
Fresh stool, unpreserved:
Carey-Blair Preserved stool:
Sterile Container
Carey Blair Preservative Container Rectal Swab
Diapers
Duodenal or ileostomy fluid
Stool mixed with urine in specimen container
Nucleic acid detection of:
PCR based nucleic acid detection of specific enteric bacterial pathogens (EBP).
1 Day
Negative