Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Collect stool sample in sterile cup.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.

Pediatric Collection

N/A

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Send fecal specimen Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on an ice pack.

Stability

8 hours at RT (15-25°C) (stool) 
1 week (unstained slides)     
24 hours refrig. at 2-8°C (stool)  
1 week (unstained slides)

Performed

Mon-Fri

Methodology

Manual

Reported

4 hours

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

FLEUK

Reference Interval

None Seen

CPT Code

85048