Specimen Requirements

Specimen to be submitted for screening: Flocked swab innoculated with saliva submitted in Universal Transport Media (UTM)

Transportation/Storage conditions: Saliva swab specimens are valid for testing for 48 hours post collection if kept at room temperature (18-25 C), or 7 days if kept refrigerated (2-8 C)  If there is greater than 7 days delay before processing the specimen, store the specimen for up to 14 days at -30C to -10C.

Specimen to be submitted for confirmatory testing: Urine collected from urine bags/containers/catheters submitted in sterile container

Transportation/Storage conditions: Urine specimens should be tested within 2 hours post collection if kept at room temperature (18-25 C), or within 8 hours if kept refrigerated (2-8 C).  If there is greater than 8 hours delay before processing the specimen, store the specimen for up to 3 days at -30C to -10C.