Some parasites can be found in extraintestinal areas and require examination of other specimen types other than stool. These specimens include, duodenal aspirate, aspirates from various anatomical sites, bronchoscopy specimens, sputum, urogenital specimens, urine etc.
Aspirate 1. Place aspirate in a screw-capped, sterile container. 2. Only 1 specimen is accepted per day. 3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature. Note: Specimen source is required on container and request form for processing.
Body Fluid 1. Submit 0.5 mL of body fluid in a screw-capped, sterile container. 2. Only 1 specimen is accepted per day. 3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature. Note: Specimen source is required on container and request form for processing.
Skin Scraping 1. Skin scraping in a screw-capped, sterile container. 2. Only 1 specimen is accepted per day. 3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature. Note: Specimen source is required on container and request form for processing.
