Test Code URNC URINE CULTURE
Specimen Type
Urine in sterile container. Prefer Urine Collection Kit and submit gray top (preservative)
Specimen Collection
Acceptable specimens:
> Clean Catch
> Urine specimen collected by medical personnel via Catheter (quick cath, or collected from tubing), supra pubic aspiration or surgically obtained from ureters, bladder, kidneys.
Rejected specimens: Void, Midstream, urine from catheter bags
If possible, please use urine Collection Kit and submit the gray top tube (preservative) for culture.
Specimen Volume
5 ml
0.5 ml minimum
Specimen Stability
Unpreserved urine: 30 minutes - room temperature; 8 hours - refrigerated
Preserved urine (gray top tube with preservative): 72 hours - room temperature
Performing Laboratory
Great Plains Health