Investigation of suspected intestinal ova, cysts and parasites by concentration and microscopy.
Tube
Brown top universal with spoon.
ID
3604.
Availability
Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Additional information
Full travel history and clinical details must be provided on request.
Turn around
7 days.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Frequency
Ideally three stool specimens collected over no more than a 10-day period. It is usually recommended that specimens are collected every other day. Unless the patient has severe diarrhoea or dysentery, no more than one specimen should be examined within a single 24 hour period, as shedding of cysts and ova tends to be intermittent.
Sample REQ
Enough sample to fill one third of the pot should be provided. Do not overfill.
IP Routine TAT
7 days.
GP Routine TAT
7 days.