Notes
- Using attached spoon, place bloody or slimy/whitish (mucous) areas of stool into each container. Do not overfill containers.
- Place specimen in empty container (clean vial) up to fill line; replace cap and tighten securely.
- Place enough specimen in container with liquid preservative (fixative) until liquid reaches fill line; replace cap and tighten.
- Shake container with preservative until specimen is mixed.
- Write Pt ID information, date, and time of collection on each container, keep at room temperature, and send specimens to lab immediately after collection.
- If Pt is collecting specimens at home, instruct Pt to collect specified number of specimens, keep them at room temperature, and drop them off within designated time frame.