Result Test Name
SOURCE: (SALMONELLA AND SHIGELLA CULTURE)
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
123012011
Laboratory Test Name
CULTURE STOOL (Quest)
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
-
Collection Container
CARY-BLAIR MEDIA
Units
-
Collection Requirements
Specimen Requirements: Preferred: 1 gram or 1 mL (1 gram or 1 mL minimum) stool collected in a modified Cary-Blair transport medium Acceptable: 1 rectal swab collected in a modified Cary-Blair transport medium Amies liquid elution swab (ESwab?) or Amies liquid or gel transport swab or equivalent Reject Criteria: Dry rectal swab; raw stool not in transport medium; specimens in transport medium other than those listed as acceptable; modified Cary-Blair with a yellow-colored solution indicating the sample has exceeded the buffering capacity
Container Temp
Room Temperature (1)
Container Volume
1.000
Test Info
Instructions: Collect stool in a clean dry container and then transfer to an enteric transport vial containing modified Cary-Blair medium or place rectal swab in a modified Cary-Blair transport medium or Amies transport medium
Shipping Instructions
Collect stool in a clean dry container and then transfer to an enteric transport vial containing modified Cary-Blair medium or place rectal swab in a modified Cary-Blair transport medium or Amies transport medium