Specimen Information

***Urine in a Sterile Container:  The patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (approximately 20 to 30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a sterile urine collection cup free of any preservatives. Collection of larger volumes of urine may result in DNA target dilution that may reduce test sensitivity. Any sample submitted with over 50 mls of urine will be rejected.

Female patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen.