Specimen Requirements

Submit blood or saliva in collection container supplied in COUNSYL kit

Acceptable: 4 mL blood

Container/tube: Lavender top blood tube supplied in COUNSYL kit

Collection Instructions:  No special handing is required.  Sample should be shipped within 24 hours of draw.

Acceptable: Saliva

Container: Saliva tube supplied in COUNSYL kit

Specimen Volume:   Fill to fill line on container.

Collection Instructions:

• No eating, drinking, smoking, chewing gum, kissing, etc 30 minutes prior to saliva collection.
• Spit into funnel until liquid saliva (not bubbles) reaches the fill line.
• Close the lid until a click releases the liquid from the cap into the saliva sample.
• Unscrew the funnel and use the small cap to seal the container immediately; shake for 5 seconds. If the sample includes bubbles that reach the top of the funnel, let the sample settle to reduce potential spillage before unscrewing the funnel.
• The sample should be shipped within 24 hours.