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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