Mycoplasma hominis/Ureaplasma Culture

Specimen Requirement: Submit only 1 of the following: - Urine: VCM (or equivalent). - Urogenital: Swab. VCM. (vaginal,cervical, urethral swabs or vaginal secretions) collected in VCM medium. -Body Fluid: VCM. Submit a 1: 1 volume of sterile body fluids, tissue, respiratory (sputum, bronchial washing, tracheobronchial secretions, bronchial alveolar lavage, nasopharyngeal swabs) in VCM or equivalent transport media. -Tissue: Sterile container . -Nasopharyngeal: Swab. VCM. -Respiratory (only acceptable from children under 1 year old). Sputum, bronchial washing, tracheobronchial secretions, bronchial alveolar lavage submitted in a VCM. Please note: Do not use M4RT; the room temperature formula cannot be used for mycoplasmaAmbulatory Transport Temperature to Inova Central Lab: Refrigerated ( Do not ship frozen from collection sites as -20 degrees C is unacceptable. Specimen must be frozen at -70 degrees for frozen transport). Specimen Stability: 48 hours

LAB944 MYCUR

MYCUR

@BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302793)@ @BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302794)@

Processing Instructions: Please note: Do not use M4RT; the room temperature formula cannot be used for mycoplasmaUrine: Centrifuge urine at 3000 rpm for 15 minutes. Suspend sediment in VCM or equivalent transport media. If the specimen is not centrifuged, submit a 1: 1 volume of urine in VCM or equivalent transport media. All other specimens: Submit a 1: 1 volume of sterile body fluids, tissue, respiratory (sputum, bronchial washing, tracheobronchial secretions, bronchial alveolar lavage, nasopharyngeal swabs) in VCM or equivalent transport media.Minimum Testing Volume: 1.0 mL or 1 swab Transport Temperature: Frozen -70 degrees C(ship on dry ice) Stability: Ambient: N/A Refrigerated : 48 hoursFrozen: -20 degrees C: N/A Frozen: -70 degrees C: 30 days Causes for Rejection: Specimens collected on wooden shafted swabs, or cotton swabsSpecimen received in expired transport mediumTissue specimen in formalin Urine containing any preservatives Specimen received in M4RT transport medium Raw specimensSpecimen collected in molecular transport medium

11-Days

1230171354