Stool Culture for Speciation
| Sunquest Code: | STSP | ||
| Epic Code: | LAB4173 | Epic Name: | Stool Culture for Speciation |
| Order Instructions: | Suspected organism must be listed. Enter ROAP "Rule out Aeromonas/Plesiomonas" in the SREQ field, or other organism(s) suspected in the SREQ field. | ||
| Methodology: | Culture | ||
| Test Includes: | Culture for aerobic flora, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, Staphylococcus, Bacillus | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed daily; results are reported within 2 days. | ||
| Special Instructions: | Other pathogens should be specifically requested: See Enteric Pathogen Panel, Clostridium difficile Culture, or Yeast Culture depending on clinical history. | ||
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Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Feces |
| Container: | Cary Blair Transport Media or C&S (Fecal swab for low volume stools only) (Plastic Leakproof Container or Sterile Stool Transport Vial) |
| Collection Instructions: | Collect in clean, dry bedpan or onto newspaper placed over toilet seat. Those portions of stool containing blood, pus or mucus are especially significant. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Store in refrigerator. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship at refrigerated temperature. Must arrive within 24 hours. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory (UMMC-East Bank) |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | No pathogens isolated. |
| Use: | Screen for bacterial overgrowth of potential pathogens in patients treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics; to monitor for nosocomial bacterial acquisitions on intensive care units, etc. |
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