○ Scrapings from ulcerated bowel during sigmoidoscopy
Other Information
○ Indicate appropriate clinical information on the requisition (e.g. travel history or country of origin if refugee, returned traveller or recent immigrant, consumption of certain food products, eosinophilia, HIV, immunocompromise, critical illness, admitted to ICU or previous parasite infection. The foreign country MUST be identified on the requisition.
○ Please indicate any specific organisms suspected on the requisition
○ Sterile container (with small amount of saline ~ 1mL)
○ Collect tissue and place in a clean, sterile container with a small amount of sterile saline.
Refer to section Sample Processing / Delivery
○ Up to 3 days from receipt at PHO laboratory
416-586-4800 extension 4580
NO
○ Label specimen container. Place specimens in biohazard bag and seal.. Transport specimen to the laboratory within 72 hours.
○ Specimens should be stored at room temperature (20-25˚C) and transported to the laboratory ASAP after collection.
○ UHN/SH Microbiology Laboratory will refer specimen to Public Health Ontario Laboratory for testing