Put the wand back into the tube and screw the cap back on. Then shake the tube well to make sure the stool stuck to the wand is released into the liquid in the tube. Keep shaking the tube to make sure the fecal matter breaks up in the liquid solution.
Put Your Sample in the Tube
by Donna Myers
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After you have sampled your stool in six places, fecal matter will be stuck to the coiled wand of the sample tube.
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