SPECIMEN: Stool CONTAINER: Sterile screw cap container COLLECTION: Contact Orange County Public Health Communicable Disease Control Division at (714) 834-8180 for testing approval prior to submission. Collect stool in a sterile screw top container during acute phase within 48-72 hours of onset. TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Refrigerated (2-8°C): Transport to laboratory at as soon as possible, no later than 5 days after collection. |