Specimen Requirements

Patient Preparation: Proton pump inhibitors and bismuth compounds should be avoided for 2 weeks prior to testing; antibiotics should be avoided for 4 weeks prior to testing,

Supplies: Sterile specimen container

Specimen Type:  Unpreserved stool

Container/Tube: Sterile specimen container

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect fresh fecal specimen and submit 2 grams or 1 mL in sterile specimen container with airtight lid.

2. Place container in a sealed biohazard bag and send refrigerated or frozen.

Reject preserved stool specimens, stools in transport media, or on swabs as well as colonoscopy and colostomy specimens.