Physician Office Specimen Requirements

Preserved Stool

Container/Tube:  Clean, leakproof container with 10% formalin or culture transport vial

Specimen:  5 g from a random stool collection

Collection Instructions:

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Unpreserved Stool

Container/Tube:  Clean, leakproof container. No preservative.

Specimen:  5 g from a random stool collection

Collection Instructions:

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.