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Where is a stool wbc's usually done? at a hospital?
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Sometimes: It can be done at a hospital in their lab, or in an independent lab. It depends both on where the patient is, home or hospital.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Yes: Not all hospitals provide the service of stool studies, but it is a laboratory test.
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Yes: A microbiology lab at a hospital of a free standing lab can examine stool for wbc.
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