Specimen Requirements

Submit  the following specimen.

Urine (Males and Females)
Container/Tube: Clean, dry container with a leakproof cap-Clean-catch specimen is not acceptable.

Specimen Volume: 5 mL to 30 mL of first-portion of voided urine

Collection Instructions: No preservative. Alternatively, urine can be transferred into the Cobas PCR Media Urine Sample Packet

Note: 1. Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection.

2. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.

3. Transport specimen at room temperature.