Sample Requirements

Specimen: Urine (Male or Female)*, Endocervical, Vaginal

Container:

• Urine: Sterile Container.  Should be first catch urine.
• Endocervical or Vaginal: GeneXpert Swab Collection kit

Preferred Vol: 10mL for Urine

Minimum Vol: 7mL for Urine*

*First catch urine is the first stream of the first morning void (for maximum sensitivity), or the first stream at least 1 hour after the last void. Patient should not perform any genital cleaning before collection. If the patient has submitted a clean catch sample, a dirty catch sample can be submitted at least one hour since the last void. Urine samples with suboptimal volumes (between 2mL - 7mL) will be sent to the University of Washington for testing.  Send urine to lab in sterile container.  Urine samples of less than 2mL are unacceptable and will be REJECTED.

Unacceptable Specimens:

• Frozen specimens
• Urine collected below 2 mL total volume.
• Swab specimens collected on any other swab type.