Author: Dan Higgins, RGN, ENB 100, ENB 998, is senior charge nurse in critical care, University Hospital Birmingham. Collecting a specimen is often a first crucial step in determining diagnosis and ...

Daniel McDonald and Jack Gilbert (both University of California, San Diego; CA, USA) discuss the challenges faced during fecal sample collection and highlight important factors to consider when ...

If you’ve been having stomach problems, your doctor might order a stool culture or ask for a stool sample. This test can look in your poop for bacteria, a virus, or other germs that might be making ...

BETHLEHEM — A group of influential researchers has recommended that an OraSure specimen collection device be considered the global standard for the growing field of research into the human biome. The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Timely investigation of children with acute flaccid paralysis, with collection of stool specimens for virus isolation, is the primary strategy ...