Preferred: BD Vacutainer Urine Preservative tube (urine- speckled top) Or Urine in standard sterile urine collection cup (if received in the lab within 2 hours from collection)
Collection Instructions
Container/Tube: Speckled Top Preserved tube Specimen: 10 mL from a random urine( 5 mL min) Transport Temperature: Room Temperature None preserved Tube stability 2 Hours
Transport Instructions
Refrigerated.
Specimen Stability
3 Days Room Temperature - BD Preservative Tube 24 hrs. Refrigerated- Urine cups
Methodology
Reagent Test Strip
Includes clarity, bilirubin, blood, color, glucose, ketones, leukocyte esterase, nitrites, pH, protein, specific gravity, and urobilinogen. Microscopic examination is performed on positive results.
