Specimen Collection Instructions

Customers and other submitters of the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Laboratory can obtain information on the appropriate methods for the appropriate containers, collection specifics, storage, volume and transport of specimens and environmental samples to the laboratory. If you have a question about any collection process that is not answered in these instructions sheets, please call the laboratory 781-5507 for additional information.  
 
TEST DESCRIPTION / COMMENTS
Aptima-Combo-2-Coll-Kit-7-19-10

THESE COLLECTION KITS ARE APPROVED FOR THE DETECTION OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE FROM FEMALE URINE AND ENDOCERVICAL, MALE URINE AND URETHRAL SPECMENS, RECTAL SWABS, PHARYNGEAL SWABS AND VAGINAL SWABS

Blood-Smears-Parasitological-Exam-7-19-10

Blood and Smears for Parasitological Examination

Bordetella pertussis PCR -7-19-10

Bordetella pertussis exhibits tropism and binds specifically to ciliated respiratory epithelial cells. Since the nasopharynx is lined with these cells, it is a superior site of collection for the bacterium.

CDPH Measles Lab Testing Instructions 2010-11  
CDPH Mumps Lab Testing Instructions 2010-11  
CDPH Mumps Specimen Collection Form  
CDPH VRDL-LAB300 General Purpose Specimen Submittal form  
Herpes Virus Culture Specimen collection and transport instructions
Influenza-Virus-4-21-11 Specimen collection and transport instructions
Pinworm-7-19-10 Specimen collection and transport instructions
QuantiFERON-TB-Gold-In-Tube-8-26-11

The blood collection tubes we have supplied are for use only with the QuantiFERON ®  TB Gold In-Tube test. The following instructions relate solely to the entire QuantiFERON ® TB Gold In-Tube blood collection tubes.

QuantiFERON-TB-IncubationofBlood-8-26-11

QuantiFERON® Gold In-Tube: Incubation of Blood Instructions;Specimen collection and transport instructions   

Sputum-Culture-7-19-10 Specimen collection and transport instructions
Sputum-Culture-Spanish-7-19-10

Toda informacion es necesaria prar procesar su prueba. Omiso de informacion requeirida dara un resultado retrasado o rechazaria el specimen

Stool-Culture-7-19-10 Specimen collection and transport instructions
Stool-Specimen-Norovirus-PCR-7-19-10 Stool specimen for Norovirus PCR; Specimen collection and transport instructions
Urine-CCMS-11-30-11

Used for urine culture, urine myoglobin and reducing substances, as well as for cytodiagnostic urinalysis and cytology. Clean catch is the recommended collection procedure for all routine urinalysis requests.

Vesicular Rash Collection 12-21-11  Specimen Collection Procedure for Varicella-Zoster (Chickenpox) and Poxvirus PCR Testing

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