Specimen Requirements

Room Temperature: 48hrs

Refrigerated: 6 days

Specimen Type: Throat

Collection Container/Tube: Culture swab

Submission Container/Tube: Eswab transport medium

Specimen Volume: Entire specimen

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect specimen from throat and place in Eswab transport medium.

2. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), birth date, and date and time of collection.