How should meconium samples be collected and handled for analysis by Mectest?
The meconium can be collected directly from the infant’s diaper. Mix the meconium in the diaper well and get an aliquot using the built-in spoon (cap with scoop of feces container) from the Mectest processor. Cap the processor, label and send the sample to the laboratory where it should be vortexed to achieve an even dispersion of the meconium in the solvent. Once meconium is dispersed in the solvent, there is no need to refrigerate the sample, if analysis is to be done within 72 hours.
