Rectal culture, stool pathogens (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Test Name:
- Rectal culture, stool pathogens (Edmonton/Central/North)
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Ordering Information:
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Stool culture
- Organism(s)/Disease(s):
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Aeromonas species (caviae, hyrophila, veronii b. sorbia)
Campylobacter species (bacterial diarrhea)
E. coli O157:H7 (bacterial diarrhea)
Plesiomonas species
Salmonella
Shigella species
Yersinia enterocolitica
- Body Source(s):
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Rectal
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result
- Only for patient <2 years old if stool sample cannot be collected
- State specimen source
- Provide clinical history. State symptoms and start date
- Provide reason for submitting rectal swab
Note:
- Rectal swabs are INFERIOR to stool specimen for recovery of enteric pathogens.
- Specimen will be processed upon request if there is a good indication
Also see: Bacterial enteric panel (Edmonton/Central/North)
Bacterial enteric panel (Calgary/South) - Collection Device/Tube Type:
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eSwab collection device
Swab in clear transport media
- Collection Instructions:
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1.
Pass the tip of a sterile swab approximately 2 cm beyond anal sphincter
2.
Carefully rotate the swab to sample the anal crypts and withdraw the swab
3.
Carefully place swab back into the collection device without contaminating it
- Handling and Storage:
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Refrigerate
- Rejection Criteria:
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- Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen requisition
- No swab in specimen collection device
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 24 November 2021
