Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Surveillance Screen

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Ordering Recommendations
See Ordering Recommendations for Clinical Microbiology Testing to ensure requisition and specimen requirements are met prior to collection
Specimen Requirements
Type	Rectal swab Perianal swab (neutropenic patients) Stoma swab (patient with colostomy or ileostomy)
Container	Preferred Collection Container: Copan ESwab Collection Kit
Collection Procedure	Refer to Infection Prevention and Control Policy and Procedure Manual Insert swab into 1 mL transport medium tube and break swab shaft to replace cap
Stability/Storage	Stable at room temperature for 48 hours at room temperature
Grounds for Rejection	Rejection Criteria of Clinical Microbiology Specimens Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Testing Information
Availability	Division of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Hours of Operation
Testing Site	Bacteriology Laboratory, RUH
Results Reporting	Critical and Semi-Urgent Values Notifications Chart for Clinical Microbiology Anticipated Reporting Times for Clinical Microbiology Results
Clinical Interpretation	Methodology and Clinical Interpretation for Microbiology Testing
Specimen Retention	Specimen Retention Times for Clinical Microbiology
Test Ordering Requirements
Forms Required	Bacteriology/Mycology/TB/ Parasitology Requisition Form #101063

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Laboratory Controlled Document LSM-892 v1

Last Modified: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 |

​Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Surveillance Screen