How long can you freeze a stool sample for
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How long can you freeze a stool sample for
I received fabulous news that in Ecuador I can now take advantage of 2 day delivery to get the samples back to the lab. I'm going as recommended for panels A1 & C1. I may be faced with the issue that I do the stool sample but a family member will have to arrange for it to be collected via the shipping company. If that happens, how many days can I leave the sample frozen for before it gets picked up?
Hi James,
Before they got so popular that they started having storage space problems, EnteroLab used to store samples for a year or 2, in case someone wanted to order another test later. These days they don't have enough room to allow that, so they only keep them for a month or 2. But the samples themselves can be stored at deep freeze temperatures for years, apparently. So you shouldn't have any problems holding the sample for a while. As long as it remains frozen, it should be stable.
Tex
Before they got so popular that they started having storage space problems, EnteroLab used to store samples for a year or 2, in case someone wanted to order another test later. These days they don't have enough room to allow that, so they only keep them for a month or 2. But the samples themselves can be stored at deep freeze temperatures for years, apparently. So you shouldn't have any problems holding the sample for a while. As long as it remains frozen, it should be stable.
Tex
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