Sample type: Faeces

Test name: MCS (Faeces) a.k.a. Stool, Clearance specimens S. typhi

Condition / Indication: S. paratyphi

Special precautions & notes:

Reference range: Not Applicable

Container: Blue top universal with spoon

Ideal volume (mL): 1/3 full/10ml minimum

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Microbiology

Turnaround time: 4 days

Further information: Clearance specimens from patients previously positive with S. typhi or S. paratyphi