Do you have to collect the stool specimen any differently if you are looking for the coccidia (Cryptosporidium spp., Cyclospora cayetanensis, Isospora belli)?
Fresh stool or specimens preserved in routine stool fixatives (formalin-based) can be used for diagnostic procedures for the identification of the coccidial oocysts (special modified acid-fast stains for the coccidia or fecal immunoassays for Cryptosporidium spp.). Some of the single vial collection options are also acceptable.
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