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Where is a stool culture usually done? at a hospital?
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Yes: Not all hospitals provide the service of stool studies, but it is a laboratory test.
Answered 3/5/2012
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Hospital or clinic: Depends on the resources available. Hospitals are usually be able to do this. Otherwise, the stool is shipped off to larger facility that has the capability of doing it. Expect it to take several day though- it takes time to isolate and row certain bad bacteria.
Answered 7/5/2012
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