| Patient Preparations: |
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| Specimen Requirements: |
Recovered worm in 10% Formalin or its equivalent; 70% ethanol; Scotch tape or paddle preparation for Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis). If preservative is unavailable, use a sterile container with a small amount of water to prevent dessication. |
| Specimen Handling & Transport: |
Ambient temperature |
| Collection Kit/Container: |
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| Collection Instructions: |
Scotch-tape or paddle preparations should be taken early in the morning. Preserve and send specimens as soon as possible. |
| Unacceptable Conditions: |
Worms isolated from animals or the environment and worms that are degraded or dessicated; submission of arthropods (insects) are inappropriate for this test. |
| Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form A
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| Required Information: |
Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |