1 Day
Sample TypeStool
...Do not refrigerate. Specimen should be submitted in stool O&P preservative vial. Mix sample well. Fresh stool specimens in a sterile leak-proof container can be submitted and should reach the lab within 1 hour after collection. Refer to separate patient instructions for detailed stool ova and parasites collection.
Sample ConditionFresh Stool sample
3 Day
Sample TypeStool
...Fresh stool sample 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSwab
...Swab
3 Day
Sample TypeSwab
...Swab
3 Day
Sample TypeSwab
...Swab
3 Day
Sample TypeSynovial Fluid
...5.0 ml Synovial Fluid -2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSynovial Fluid
...Place fluid in a sterile container. For other tests, transfer the synovial fluid into a properly labeled EDTA (lavender) tube as soon as possible to prevent clotting. Invert tube 5 to 10 times immediately after filling.
Sample Condition5.0 ml Synovial Fluid -2-8 ?C
3 Day
Sample TypeSynovial Fluid
...Collect specimens aseptically.
Sample Condition5.0 ml Synovial Fluid -2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeEDTA Blood
...5.0 ml EDTA Blood - Room Temperature
5 Day
Sample TypeEDTA Blood
...atient Preparation Collect specimen 1 hour prior to next dose (12 hour trough)
Sample Condition3.0 ml EDTA Blood 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSputum
...2.0 ml Sputum sample -2-8 ?C
2 Day
Sample TypeSputum
...1.0 ml Sputum, bronchial Lav. or tracheal sec. 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeUrine
...10.0 ml of 24hrs urine ?2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeUrine
...20 ml of 24hs urine collection
2 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
45 Day
Sample TypeBody fluid
...Any sample for TB
60 Day
Sample TypeAscitic Fluid
...5.0 ml Ascitic Fluid in Steril Container