Add stool to bring the liquid level to the fill to here line on the vial.
Stool ova and parasite test instructions.
Ova and parasite testing.
An ova and parasite test looks for parasites and their eggs ova in a sample of your stool.
Stool 5 grams of stool ideally placed in the ova and parasite transport vial system provided by the laboratory total fix tm vial.
Contact the laboratory for specific instructions.
Submit in a parasite preservative kit.
State the preliminary diagnosis.
Stool specimen can be divided for other types of cultures by the laboratory.
Please inoculate both the pva and the formalin tubes.
O if a whole parasite e g.
Send specimen s at room temperature in the same shipping container.
Place fresh stool in 10 formalin transport vial as well as pva transport medium or single total fix vial within 30 minutes of collection.
Sufficient stool is added to the container to bring the liquid level up to the fill to here line approximately 1 gram.
Your doctor will likely ask you.
No ova or parasites found parasite identification.
For timely diagnosis preserved specimens should be submitted within 48 hours.
Stool collection kit for ova and parasite test fill saf container yellow lid by adding enough stool to bring the fluid to the fill line.
Miscellaneous tests and ova and parasites tests should be split into appropriate containers and transport devices prior to shipping to the laboratory.
Fresh feces should not be submitted.
Infections can be serious for people with weakened immune systems.
Specimen collection instructions ova and parasite exam 3.
Do not remove the liquid inside the collection.
Wrap specimen container in absorbent material and place in a biohazard bag.
No ova or parasites found parasite identification.
Your doctor can order a stool ova and parasites o p test to check for parasites and their eggs in your stool or feces.
An area of stool should be selected and sampled with the collection spoon provided in the cap of the container.
Multiple specimens may be necessary to recover ova or trophozoites.
Trichrome stain for parasites.
It s a relatively easy and common test.
Worm is identified place in saf container yellow lid.
Seal the bag and place into the mailer along with a completed test request form.