After a baby falls ill, in order to receive better targeted treatment, they need to undergo relevant tests, and urine and stool tests are common methods of testing. Urine is relatively easy to collect, but feces can be more troublesome. If the baby's feces are collected and stored for a long time, it can affect the laboratory test results. So, how to preserve baby stool for laboratory testing?
If a child's stool is left for too long, it may be infected by viruses or bacteria, which may lead to incorrect test results. Therefore, as parents, children's feces must be sent to the laboratory for testing in a relatively short period of time. It should be delivered within one hour, no later than two hours, otherwise the inspection results will be inaccurate.
10g of feces (the size of a soybean grain) can be collected for testing. In order to obtain more accurate test results, the number of fecal samples collected should not be too small. Some parts with suspected problems can be selected for testing, such as purulent stools, bloody stools, and purulent bloody stools.
Test baby's feces, and do not collect samples from absorbent items such as diapers, diapers, toilet paper, cotton swabs, etc. Do not mix urine, water or other impurities in feces; It is also not allowed to take specimens from the toilet bowl, bathroom, or floor. Stool should be kept in a non absorbent, clean container or food bag. If conditions permit, try to minimize contact between stool and air in order to avoid spoilage.
