Container Type Acceptable Uses Important Notes
UR/YELYellow Urine tube
Urinalysis only Urine Chemistries
Drug Screen Analysis- verify volume required
DO NOT USE FOR
Urine culturesOnce testing performed on
analyzer for UA, sample cannot be used for other
testing.
UR/GREYGrey top urine tube
Label states: Urine C&S Preservative
Urine Culture
Collect 2 – 4 mLs of urine. No specimen will be rejected if
too short, however a disclaimer is appended to
result
DO NOT USE FOR
Urinalysis
UR/YEL and UR/GREY
Both Urine and Culture tubes
Catheterized Specimen Collection Container
Used in the absence of
Urinalysis w/Reflex
to Culture
NOTE: Must send both tubes for UA w/Reflex to culture
eSwab Anaerobic Culture
Aerobic CultureWound Culture
MRSA Screen CultureGC Culture
Genital or Placenta CultureEye or Ear Culture
DO NOT USE FOR
Viral CultureAmplified Probes
Rapid Strep Testing
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WHITE CAP
Swab - STLRoutine Culture Swab
Aerobic CulturesStrep Screen
(Rapid or Culture)
DO NOT USE FOR
Viral CultureAnaerobic CultureAmplified ProbesPertussis Culture
Alternative Swab for GC culture if available GC Culture (any source)
Genital Culture
DO NOT USE FOR
Viral CultureAmplified Probes
VIRALVTM Virology Transport Media
Viral Culture Respiratory
SepsisRSV DFA
Herpes CultureVZ Culture
Flu A / B CultureChlamydia Culture
DO NOT USE FOR
CSF Viral CultureAerobic Cultures
Anaerobic CulturesAFB or Fungus
Cultures
Anaerobic Sterile Transport Anaerobic CultureAerobic Culture
Can be used for fluids, aspirate, bone chips or pieces
and tissues. Keep tube upright while the cap is off.
Bone or tissue can be placed at the surface of the media.
This is best for tissue transport so specimen will
not dry out.
DO NOT USE FOR
Viral CultureAmplified Probes
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Cont - STLSterile Transport Cup
Sterile SamplesLarge volumes of fluids
Large tissue samples (cover with enough sterile saline to
keep tissue moist)
Best specimens are tissues, fluids and abscess aspirates
(pus)
Stool for C. difficile PCRStool must be stirrable,
liquid, semi-liquid, some amount of liquid, slushy
Formed stools will be rejected!
Stool Culture Transport Orange Para-Pak C&S stool culture only
DO NOT USE FOR
O&PViral CultureWBCs (polys)
O&PParaPPara-Pak
Ova and Parasites
O&PGiardia DFA or Antigen
CryptosporidiumIsopora/ Cyclospora
Microsporidium
DO NOT USE FOR
Routine Stool Culture
Viral CultureAFB or fungal
CulturesWBC (polys)
Amplified ProbesGC and/or
Chlamydia trachmatisAmplified Probe
collection kits Unisex and Vaginal
Collection
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UniSex – Blue Swab Female- Endocervical
Male – Urethral
Vaginal- Pink Swab Female
Urine – Yellow Tube Male/Female
DO NOT send the white swab for testing (used to clean genital area).
Break off swab at perforation, only
Do Not use scissors to cut
Urine Collection – First Void The patient should NOT
have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection.
Collect the first 20-30 mL of voided urine (NOT midstream)
Transfer 2 mLs urine using pipet provided into Urine container.
Urine level MUST be between black fill lines or will be rejected.
NOTE: Refer to the appropriate collection instructions included on the back of the kit packaging or the package inserts
Pertussis DFA and Culture Kit Pertussis DFA and Culture
Culture swab and SlidesDO NOT make slides for DFA from the swab in the
R – L tube.
Slides MUST be made separately on the unit.
Wampole Isolator™
1.5ml (fill with 1.5ml blood)
Blood for AFB or Fungus Culture
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Unisex
10ml (fill between 6—10ml blood)
Site Specific Boswell/Del Webb only
BACTEC™ Myco/F Lytic
Blood for AFB or Fungus Culture
Wampole Isolator™ 1.5Bone Marrow Culture
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