Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Urine (Males and Females)

Container/Tube: Sterile cup or APTIMA Urine Specimen Transport Tube.  Grey top urine preservative tube is NOT acceptable

Specimen Volume: 15-20 mL sterile cup or 2 mL APTIMA Urine Specimen Transport Tube

Collection Instructions:

1. Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection.
2. Patient should collect first portion of random voided urine (first part of stream) into a sterile, plastic, preservative-free container.
3. Store and transport urine container at 2 to 30° C if specimen will be received within 24 hours of collection. 
4. If specimen will be received greater than 24 hours after collection, transfer 2 mL of urine into the urine specimen transport tube using the disposable pipette provided. The correct volume of urine has been added when the fluid level is between the black fill lines on the urine transport tube.
5. Store urine at 2 to 30° C and test within 30 days of collection.