Then put the sample in a clean container. One test kit supplies a special toilet tissue that you use to collect the sample, then put the sample in a clean container. If the plastic wrap is positioned properly, isolating the stool from any urine output, mixing of urine and stool can be prevented for a better sample. The sample should be collected during the acute phase of the infection. It is then taken to the laboratory for evaluation.
Immediate treatment is necessary for young children.
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