Ordering Guidance

This test is intended to be ordered on specimens other than stool and urine.

Specimen Required

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Specimen Type: Duodenal aspirate (small intestinal aspirate, jejunal aspirate, small bowel aspirate)

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Additional Information: ECOFIX and 10% formalin are acceptable preservatives.

Specimen Stability Information: Preserved Ambient (preferred) <10 days/Refrigerated <3 days

Specimen Type: Respiratory secretions (bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL], sputum, bronchial wash, pleural fluid)

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information: Refrigerated <3 days (preferred)/Frozen <10 days

Specimen Type: Eye (vitreous fluid, ocular fluid)

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Specimen Stability: Refrigerated <3 days

Specimen Type: Corneal scraping

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 0.5mL in sterile saline

Additional Information: Place scrapings in sterile saline for shipping.

Specimen Stability: Refrigerated <3 days

Specimen Type: Fresh tissue (lung, eye, bladder, rectal, intestinal, colon, skin, muscle, kidney)

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 3-mm biopsy in 0.1-mL sterile saline

Specimen Stability: Refrigerated <3 days

Specimen Type: Gallbladder aspirate/Bile aspirate

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Specimen Stability: Refrigerated <3 days/Frozen <10 days