Specimen Requirements

Acceptable Specimens:

• Clinical specimens in a sterile container or culture transport swab (Eswab or other culture transport swab containing either Amies or Stuart liquid transport medium)
• Prepared microscope slides placed in a slide container for transport
• Blood, stool, vaginal/cervical secretions, throat, or nasal specimens will be rejected.

Label container or slides with patient’s name (first and last), date and time of collection, and type of specimen.  Specimen source is required on request form for processing.