| Specimen |
Amount |
Handling |
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
1 to 2 cc |
Collect CSF in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Amniotic fluid |
3 cc |
Collect fluid in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Vitreous fluid (eye) |
1 cc |
Collect fluid in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Urine |
5 cc |
Collect urine in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Blood |
5 to 7 cc |
Collect blood in yellow ACD tube; keep cool on ice/ refrigerate |
| Bone marrow aspirate |
2 to 5 cc |
Collect bone marrow in yellow ACD tube; keep cool on ice/ refrigerate |
| Bronchial lavage |
3 to 5 cc |
Collect in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Swabs, including nasal, throat, nasopharyngeal, vesicle, or lesion, rectal, eye or conjunctive, genital |
Place swab in M4 transport media |
Swab area and place in viral transplant media; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Aspirates, including nasal, tracheal, sinus, vesicle |
1 to 2 cc |
Collect in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Nasal wash |
3 to 5 cc |
Collect in sterile container; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Feces |
5 cc |
Collect in container; no preservatives; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
| Tissue |
Variable |
Collect in sterile container with sterile saline or viral transport media; keep cool on ice/refrigerate |
