Stool Culture, Routine (Includes E. Coli Shiga toxin by EIA), Stool

Stool Culture, Routine (Includes E. Coli Shiga toxin by EIA)

Order Code:	C STL
Order Form:	A-1a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory or Epic Req

Microbiology
BT 6004
356-2591
Bacteriology/Virology Section

Specimen:

Stool

Collection Medium:

Sterile container

Minimum:

Submit 10-20 g stool in sterile container. Transport time is less than or equal to 1 hr. Refrigerate if transport is delayed.

Specimen Instructions:

Label specimen with two patient identifiers, date and time of collection.

Testing Schedule:

0700-2200, 7 days a week, including holidays.

Turn Around Time:

Cultures are completed within 2-5 days.

Comments:

Stools are cultured to isolate bacterial causative agents of diarrheal illness; Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin producing E. coli. Routine stool culture includes EIA for Shiga toxin from E. coli. Cultures for Yersinia are performed by special request. Culture may also be requested to R/O Anthrax Stool cultures are not performed for patients who have been hospitalized greater than 3 days without laboratory consultation. See "Surveillance Culture" for Bone Marrow Transplant and other immunocompromised patients to detect overgrowth of normal flora by Staph aureus, yeast, or a gram negative bacillus.

CPT Code:

87045, 87046, 87427