Specimen Stability (for laboratory use only)
Collection Container
Sterile screw-capped container
Collection Instructions:
1. Use a scalpel with a shaving motion to scrape the area of broken skin, and collect the falling skin with a clean sheet of paper.
2. Transfer the collection to a sterile screw-capped container.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
2. Transfer the collection to a sterile screw-capped container.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
Unacceptable Conditions:
N.A.
Specimen Stability:
Ambient
4 hours
Reflex Tests:
N.A.
Performance
Turn Around Time:
1 - 3 days
Days Test Performed:
Testing Laboratory:
Woodlands Hospital Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical Microbiology
Clinical & Interpretative
Description:
Diagnosis of scabies infection
Methodology:
Microscopy
Reference Interval:
Sarcoptes scabiei not seen
Critical Values:
N.A.
