Collection Requirements

Urine - 20-30 mls in sterile container. Send to laboratory within 2hrs of collection (refrigerate if delayed)

Tube Colour

Urine-Yelllow Top Universal

Requires own tube?

Yes

Department

Microbiology

Availability

Weekly

Reference Laboratory

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), 792 Elizabeth Street Melbourne , 3000.

Test code: MISCSO

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