Store and transport at 4 C. Freeze and transport on dry ice if the specimen is to be held longer than 72 hours. Urine Specimen should be a primary A.M. void. Collect 5-10 ml in a sterile screw cap container. Store at 4 C and transport to the laboratory within 72 hours. Do not freeze urine specimens.
Vesicle fluid Collect the fluid from several fresh vesicles.
Either aspirate the fluids using a syringe fitted with a 26G needle or collect the fluids and cells with swab. Store and transport at 4 C. Freeze and transport on dry ice if the specimen is to be held longer than 72 hours. Washings Collect with sterile saline or Ringer's lactate solution. Place 2 cc of the washings into M4 Transport Medium. Store and transport at 4 C. Freeze and transport on dry ice if the specimen is to be held longer than 72 hours.