Specimen Type/Requirements

Pinworm Collection Kit

Specimen should be obtained before therapy has begun.

Optimal specimen is obtained by separating the buttocks and pressing the sticky surface of the paddle against several areas of the perianal region.  Because of the migratory habits of the female pinworm, specimens are best obtained a few hours after the person has retired (between 9 pm and midnight) or in the morning before rising, bathing or bowel movement.

Pinworm Collection Instructions - English

Pinworm Collection Instructions - Spanish

If tape is used, be sure to use clear tape only.

Specimen is not affected by hemolysis or lipemia.