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Ova & Parasites (O&P)
What's Included?

  • Fasting: No fasting
  • Sample Type: Stool
  • Setup Time: Monday through Sunday
  • Turnaround Time: 7 days
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  • Preparation: You will need to visit the lab prior to stool sample collection to receive the collection containers needed for testing.
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    Quest Diagnostics offers O&P testing in accordance with guidelines set forth by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and in concert with best practices published in various American Society of Microbiology (ASM) press books for optimizing the collection, testing, and reporting of human parasitic pathogens. O&P exams may detect trophozoites and/or cysts of important human parasitic pathogens including Cryptosporidium sp, Coccidia sp, Entamoeba histolytica, E histolytica/dispar, Giardia sp, Isospora sp, Microsporidia sp, Schistosoma mansoni, and Schistosoma haematobium, as well as non-pathogenic parasites that indicate exposure to unclean environmental sources.

    MyMedLab Product ID: 177