Cryptosporidium (Acid Fast Stain)

Feces or air-dried fecal smear

Express air from the bag to maintain moistness. Eggs can hatch in fecal samples that are allowed to warm. Air-dried fecal smears should be prepared at the time of collection.

Feces: sealed, leak-proof plastic bag or container with excess air expressed from the bag. 

Fecal smear: slide container.

Label all samples. Ship overnight on cold packs.

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