| No |
Type |
Volume |
Temperature |
Container Type |
Instructions |
| 1 |
Body Fluids
|
|
Store and Ship Ambient |
Yellow ACD-A 10 mL, Yellow ACD-B 10 mL, Yellow Microtainer Serum 600 uL, Green Lithium Heparin 5 mL, Green Sodium Heparin 5 mL, Green Microtainer 600 uL |
Submit in SPS Tube, Heparin Tube or a tightly sealed sterile plastic urine collection cup. Ambient specimens have a stability of 24 hours. |
| 2 |
CSF
|
1.0 mL Required |
Store and Ship Refrigerated |
Sterile Container 90 mL, Test Tube 10 mL, Plain Red 10 mL |
Refrigerated specimens have a stability of 24 hours. |
| 3 |
Sputum
|
2.5 - 5.0 cc Minimum Required. |
Store and Ship Refrigerated |
Sterile Container 90 mL |
A first morning specimen is best for sputum (Deep Cough) and urine. Submit specimens for 3 consecutive days. Submit in tightly sealed sterile plastic urine collection cup. Submit a minimum volume of 2.5-5.0 cc. Saliva is not acceptable. Refrigerated specimens have a stability of 24 hours. |
| 4 |
Swab
|
|
Store and Ship Ambient |
Culturette (Routine-Nonviral) |
Collect specimen and submit in transport swab. Please specify source on swab. Keep at ambient temperature. Ambient specimens have a stability of 48 hours. |
| 5 |
Tissue
|
|
Store and Ship Ambient |
Test Tube 10 mL, Sterile Container 90 mL |
Blood/Bone Marrow Specimens: Submit in Isostat Isolator tube, SPS (Yellow Top), or Heparin (Green Top). Ambient specimens have a stability of 24 hours. |
| 6 |
Urine
|
30 cc Minimum Required. |
|
Sterile Container 90 mL |
A first morning specimen is best for Urine. Submit specimens on 3 consecutive days. Submit specimen in a tightly sealed sterile plastic urine collection cup.
Stability:
Ambient - 48 hr
Refrigerated - 48 hr |
| 7 |
Feces
|
|
Store and Ship Ambient |
Sterile Container 90 mL |
Submit in tightly sealed sterile plastic urine collection cup. |
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