Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 24 hours of collection.

Specimen Type: Conjunctiva

Container/Tube: ESwab Collection and Transport System.

Specimen Volume: Adequate amount

Collection Instructions:

Follow the collection instructions for the ESwab Collection and Transport System.

1. Swab infected eye with an ESwab.

2. Transport to the lab within 24 hrs.

Specimen Type: Anorectal

Container/Tube: ESwab Collection and Transport System

Specimen Volume: Adequate amount

Collection Instructions:

Follow the collection instructions for the ESwab Collection and Transport System

1. Obtain the specimen by passing the top of a sterile swab approximately 1 inch into anal canal and moving it side to side to obtain material from the crypts.

2. The swab should be free of fecal comtamination.

3.  Transport to the lab within 24 hrs.

Specimen Type: Pharyngeal, throat

Container/Tube: ESwab Collection and Transport System

Specimen Volume: Adequate amount

Collection Instructions:

Follow the collection instructions for the ESwab Collection and Transport System.

1. Instruct the patient to take a deep breath and open wide,  gently depress the tongue with a tongue blade.

2. The swab is then extended between the tonsillar pillars, behind the uvula, and/or other areas of concern.

3. Take care not to touch the buccal cavity.

4. Saying “Ah” helps raise the uvula and aids in reducing the gag reflex.

5. The swab is swept back and forth across the posterior pharynx to obtain adequate sample.

6.  Transport to the lab within 24 hrs.

note:  specimen source is required on form.