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Collection of a Stool Specimen

The first 3 steps

  1. Check the test requested — routine culture, ova and parasites, or occult blood.
  2. Explain the procedure and provide a clean bedpan and a labelled container with a scoop.
  3. Ask the patient to pass urine first so the specimen is not contaminated.

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