Gram stain performed only by request
1.0 mL urine in sterile specimen container with tight sealed lid (See below)
Boric acid preservative collection tube (See below)
Ambient: 2 hours
Refrigerated: 1 day
Frozen: Unacceptable
Ambient: 2 hours from time collected
Refrigerate immediately after collection if delay in transport anticipated.
Sterile specimen container with tightly sealed lid
Refrigerate if transport delayed >2 hours, up to 24 hours.
Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory
Sun-Sat
Urine collected in BD Vacutainer Urinalysis preservative tube (See below)
24 hour urine collection
Foley catheter tips
Duplicate urine specimens within 24 hours
Leaking collection containers.
Specimen Source Required:
See Reference Interval
Quantitative culture to identify bacterial causes of urinary tract infections
Culture/Identification/Susceptibilities as appropriate
1-2 days
Culture
No growth (<1,000 organisms/mL)
No growth (<100 organisms/mL)
