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SOP No: #8 Rectal Swab and whole stool sample collection and storage   Add to my SOP compendium

BRD ID: 3,187

Source: AFMWG Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 159

Description

This document describes the procedures for collecting stool and rectal swab specimens, preserving swabs in viral transport media (VTM), frozen or refrigerated storage, and specimen shipment that were developed by the Acute Flaccid Myelitis Working Group (AFMWG) (https://acuteflaccidmyelitis.org/). This SOP is a product of the AFMWG and is available for download from https://acuteflaccidmyelitis.org/healthcare-providers/handling-biological-samples/.

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#8 SOP_Stools.pdf [Size: 199 KB]
Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Feces
  • Cell - Colorectal
Diagnoses
  • Not specified
  • Other diagnoses
Topics
  • Biospecimen Acquisition
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Biospecimen Preservation
  • Biospecimen Shipment
  • Storage

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