Rectal swab for v. cholerae

Sample

• Fresh stool or rectal swab

Uses

• Use of Dipsticks for Rapid Diagnosis of Cholera Caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 from Rectal Swabs

Precautions:

• Samples may be held at room temperature and must be processed within 24 hours of collection.

Interfering factors:

• Feces must be visible on the swab or false-negative cultures may occur

Pre analytical error:

1) Specimens other than serum; improper labeling; samples not stored properly; samples older than stability limits; gross hemolysis; gross lipemia.

2) Take sample type different from that recommended in this test and analysis it in laboratory.

3) Not to put the name of the patient or error when putting the code of patient on the tube when sampling.

4) sample is contaminated from technicians, this sample will be cultured in microbiology LAB.

Corrective action:

1) refused the sample and ordered another sample.

2) The sample should be rejected and order another sample.

3) anther sample request and should attention at next time.

4) The sample must be rejected, and another sample will be requested.

Post analytical error:

1) Sharing the results of patients or writing the result incorrectly.

2) write a wrong Patient name in patient report.

Corrective action:

1) communicate with patient then delivered him the correct results and we apologize for this mistake.

2) the report is not delivered to the patient and the error must be discovered.

Reference range:

• Negative