Collection Instructions

1. Obtain the specimen when the patient first awakens in the morning before bathing, defecating or taking rectal temperature, since the eggs are deposited on the peri-anal skin during the night.

2. If the patient is a baby or small child, do not use powders or creams on the anal area the night before the collection.

3. Press the sticky face of the paddle firmly to the skin around the anal opening, getting as close to the anus as possible.

4. Place the paddle back into the plastic carrier tube and label with the patient's full name, date and time of collection.