Access Medical Laboratories
Stool tests
How the Access Labs Stool Tests kit is collected, from the lab's own instructions. Speedy Sticks does venipuncture only.
Specimen
Stool
Tubes / kit
Contents vary by test. Confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
Processing
Storage temperature varies by test and is listed in the directory. [A1] Otherwise confirm…
Shipping
Days allowed, cold pack and courier: confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
Not a blood draw
Speedy Sticks performs venipuncture (arm blood draws) only. We do not do capillary, fingerstick, swab, urine, stool or saliva collection. You collect this kit yourself, following the lab's instructions.
Overview
About this kit
Access Medical Laboratories (Access Labs) is a specialty lab at 5151 Corporate Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, phone 866-720-8386. [A1] CLIA and CAP numbers were not shown on the pages reviewed; confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
Access offers stool tests such as C. difficile toxin detection, H. pylori stool antigen and Salmonella and Shigella culture. Each has its own directory entry. [A1][A2][A3] Your provider orders the test.
The process
Step by step
- 1
Before the visit
Prep
- Prep varies by test; confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
- 2
Collection
Collect
- Check your test's directory entry for the container and amount. [A1]
- Example: C. difficile toxin needs 1 to 10 mL of fresh stool in a sterile, leak-proof container with no preservative. Formalin or ECOFIX specimens are rejected. [A2]
- Example: H. pylori antigen needs about 2 g of semi-solid stool, or a 20 mm piece of solid stool, with no preservative. [A3]
- For any other test, confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
- 3
Right after collection
Processing
- Storage temperature varies by test and is listed in the directory. [A1] Otherwise confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
- 4
Get it to the lab
Shipping
- Days allowed, cold pack and courier: confirm with the lab's current kit instructions.
At a glance
Tube and processing details
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Avoid a redraw
Common mistakes
Questions
FAQ
Does Speedy Sticks collect this sample?
No. Speedy Sticks performs venipuncture (arm blood draws) only. We do not do capillary, fingerstick, swab, urine, stool or saliva collection.
How much stool is needed?
It depends on the test. C. difficile toxin needs 1 to 10 mL of fresh stool. [A2]
Need a blood draw too?
Speedy Sticks performs venipuncture (arm blood draws) at home, work or a facility.
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