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Table 1: Swab Specimen Storage and Transport
SWAB SPECIMEN
TYPE TO BE SPECIMEN/ MALE URETHRAL SWAB
PROCESSED
Temperature
Condition for
Transport to Test
Site and Storage
Process Specimen
According to
Instructions
For U.S. and international shipments, specimens should be labeled in compliance with applicable state, federal, and
international regulations covering the transport of clinical specimens and etiologic agents/infectious substances. Time
and temperature conditions for storage must be maintained during transport.
URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTION, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT
For urine specimens, performance has been established with the Q
preservative-free, specimen collection cup (i.e., neat urine without preservatives). Performance with other collection
methods and collection devices has not been established.
Urine Specimen Collection
1. The patient should not have urinated for at least 1 h prior to specimen collection.
2. Collect the specimen in a sterile, preservative-free specimen collection cup.
3. The patient should collect the first 20 – 60 mL of voided urine (the first part of the stream – NOT midstream) into a
urine collection cup.
4. Cap and label with patient identification and date/time collected.
x
Urine Transfer to Q UPT
NOTE: Urine specimens should be transferred from the collection cup to the Q
urine specimen has been stored at 2 – 30°C. Urine specimens stored at 2 – 8°C can be held up to 24 h prior to transfer
to the Q x UPT.
Wear clean gloves when handling the Q
immediately change them to prevent contamination of other specimens.
x
1. Open the Q UPT Collection and Transport Kit and remove the Q
2. Label the Q x UPT with the patient identification and date/time collected.
3. Hold the Q x UPT upright and firmly tap the bottom of the tube on a flat surface to dislodge any large drops from
inside the cap. Repeat if necessary.
x
4. Uncap the Q UPT and use the transfer pipette to dispense urine into the tube. The correct volume of urine has
been added when the fluid level is between the black lines on the fill window located on the Q
volume corresponds to approximately 2.0 – 3.0 mL of urine. DO NOT overfill or under fill the tube.
5. Discard the transfer pipette in a biohazard waste container.
NOTE: The transfer pipette is intended for use with a single specimen.
6. Tighten the cap securely on the Q
7. Invert the Q x UPT 3 – 4 times to ensure that the specimen and reagent are well mixed.
Q x UPT Urine Storage and Transport
Store and transport Q x
Specimens may be stored in the Q
Neat Urine Storage and Transport
Store and transport neat urine specimens from the collection site to the test site at 2 – 8°C and pre-warm them within
7 days of collection. Neat urine stored at 2 – 30°C must be pre-warmed within 30 h of collection. Neat urine specimens
may also be stored frozen at -20°C for up to 180 days prior to pre-warming.
FEMALE ENDOCERVICAL SWAB
SPECIMEN
2 – 30°C
Within 30 days of Within 180 days
collection of collection
x UPT tube and urine specimen. If gloves come in contact with the specimen,
x
UPT.
UPT urine specimens at 2 – 30°C and pre-warm them within 30 days of transfer to Q
x
UPT at -20ºC for up to 180 days prior to pre-warming.
DRY VAGINAL SWAB
SPECIMEN
(COLLECTION SITE)
-20°C 2 – 30°C
Express and
process within
14 days of
collection
x
UPT and with urine collected in a sterile, plastic,
x
UPT and transfer pipette from their packaging.
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VAGINAL SWAB SPECIMEN
EXPRESSED VAGINAL SWAB
-20°C 2 – 30°C
Express and Within 30 days
process within of expression
180 days of
collection
x UPT within 8 h of collection if the
SPECIMEN
(TEST SITE)
-20°C
Within
180 days of
expression
x UPT label. This
x UPT.