Unit 2 for swabs and Unit 2U for urine. Culturette for swabs from females, mini-tip Culturette swabs from males and 50 ml centrifuge tube for urine. All specimens will be tested for both Chlamydia and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Swabs must be tested within six days, please submit promptly. Urine held at room temperature must be tested within two days.
Prior approval is required to receive urine specimen kits.
Approval will be granted only to those agencies able to have urine specimens delivered by courier. Submission of an additional specimen for culture recommended in pediatric patients or where medico-legal issues exist. Bacteriological diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease caused by Salmonella spp. The presence of these bacteria in fecal specimens from symptomatic individuals is evidence of fecal-oral contamination via food, water, fomites or the hands. Upon request, fecal specimens will be cultured for other bacterial pathogens such as Yersinia enterocolitica, and Vibrio spp.