Specimen Requirements

Amniotic fluid: 

Container: Sterile Container

Stability: 

Room temperature 24 hour(s)
Refrigerated 3 day(s)
Frozen Indefinite week(s)

BAL:

Container: Sterile container

Stability: 

Room temperature 1 hour(s)
Refrigerated 4 day(s)
Frozen Indefinite week(s)
 

Nasopharyngeal swab, Conjunctival swab, Rectal swab, Throat swab:

Container: Viral Transport Media

Stability: 

Room temperature 1 hour(s)
Refrigerated 4 day(s)
Frozen Indefinite week(s)
 

Saliva swab:

Container: Viral Transport Media

Stability: 

Room temperature 8 hour(s)
Refrigerated 48 hour(s)
Frozen indefinite day(s)

Tissue (Fresh), Tissue (Frozen):

Container: Sterile container with saline

Stability: 

Room temperature 1 hour(s)
Refrigerated 24 hour(s)
Frozen Indefinite week(s)

Urine:

Container: Sterile container

Stability:

Room temperature 1 hour(s)
Refrigerated 2 day(s)
Frozen Indefinite week(s)

Rejection Criteria: 

Wrong collection tube, Viral Transport Media vial without swab, Not received at proper temperature, Not received within specified time frame, Diluted specimen, Urine submitted on a swab, Wrong type of specimen