Fecal culture for Campylobacter sp.

• A stool sample should be collected as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms of diarrhea and before antimicrobial treatment.
  Feces in a container should be delivered to the laboratory within a few hours at ambient temperature.
  Feces collected for swabbing in transport medium up to 72 hours.

If further microbiological diagnosis is required, the time for issuing the result may be prolonged.

Fecal culture for pathogenic Campylobacter enteric bacilli
performed in persons with diarrhea.
NOTE:
In accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Health dated 26.06.2020, a positive test result is subject to mandatory reporting by the Laboratory performing the test to the District Sanitary and Epidemiological Station.

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