Test Overview
Conventional culture
No growth of Yersinia species
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of collection.
Test Details
27 - 30 days
Specimen Requirements
Patient Preparation: Patient should not use barium or bismuth for 7 to 10 days before specimen collection
Container/Tube: Commercially available transport system specific for recovery of enteric pathogens from fecal specimens (15 mL of non-nutritive transport medium containing phenol red as a pH indicator, either Cary-Blair or Para-Pak C and S)
Collection Instructions:
1. Collect fresh feces and submit 1 gram or 5 mL in container with transport medium.
2. Place feces in preservative within 2 hours of collection.
3. Place vial in a sealed plastic bag.
4. Send to Specimen Processing ambient
Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of collection. If susceptibility testing is needed, also order ZMMLS / Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Aerobic Bacteria, Varies. If susceptibility testing is not needed (eg, due to lack of recovery of Yersinia species from feces), it will not be performed and the ZMMLS order will be canceled at time of report.
Additional Information
Test performed by Mayo Clinic Labs