Test Code LAB238 VRE Culture
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:Required: Stool in a Sterile Container or Transport Media.
Specimen Volume: Collect 1mL in a Sterile Container, or Fill to Line in Transport Media.
Send to Lab ASAP
Do Not Refrigerate
Additional Instructions
Screens for VRE colonization.
Other organisms will not be examined without a stool culture.
Synonyms
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, Microbiology
Department
Microbiology