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STOOL CULTURE (SALMONELLA, SHIGELLA, VIBRIO, CAMPYLOBACTER)

Synonym(s):

​Faecal Culture

Description

Indications

Specimen Required

​Stool in screw-capped container sent within two hours to the laboratory. Specimens taken more than 72 hours after hospitalisation may not be appropriate.

Storage and Transport

Method

​Culture

Test Results

​Organism reported;
No Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Campylobacter species isolated

Reference Interval / Value

Turnaround Time

​Negative: 2 days
Positive: 3 – 4 days

Day(s) Test Set up

​Daily

Remarks

Change History Notes

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