Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: Urine, Random

Container(s): Sterile Urine Cup (with lid) or Gray-top (boric acid) tube

Preferred Volume to Collect: 10.0 mL

Minimum Volume to Collect: 3.0 mL

Neonate Volume to Collect: 3.0 mL

Collection Instructions:

Urine Collection Cup:

• No additive.
• Keep container upright at all times and check that lid is fastened evenly and securely.
• Patient Collection Instructions are located in the menu on the left.
• Detailed Instructions (link): Patient Collection Instructions
• Detailed Instructions (link): Urine Collection Guide for Staff

Gray Top:

• Using the C&S Transfer Straw Kit, submerge the tip of the transfer straw in the specimen cup.
• Push the C&S Preservative tube (gray top) into the transfer straw all the way.
• Hold in position until flow stops.
• Remove tube, leaving transfer straw in specimen container.
• Label Gray top with at least 2 patient indentifiers and source.

Transport Temperature: Refrigerate