Specimen Requirements
Title
Culture, Yersinia
Specimen Requirement
Collect 1 gram of stool in an orange top para pak (Cary-Blair) container and send room temp or refrigerated.
Methodology
Bacterial Culture • Aerobic Isolation and Identification Procedures
Stability
Room temp: 4 days, Refrigerated: 4 days, Frozen: Unnacceptable
Reference Range
Reference ranges are determined by the performing laboratory will show on the report
Turnaround
3 days
Clinical Use
Aids in the diagnosis of diarrhea caused by Yersinia enterocolitica which can be acquired be the ingestion of contaminated food or water.
Test Code
MYER