UTI Test Instructions

Male/Female urine collection

1. PATIENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE URINATED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SPECIMEN COLLECTION.
2. PATIENTS SHOULD NOT CLEANSE THE GENITAL AREA PRIOR TO PROVIDING THE SPECIMEN.
3. DO NOT COLLECT IF PATIENT IS MENSTRUATING.
4. MID-STREAM CLEAN-CATCH URINE CANNOT BE USED FOR THIS TEST.
5. Direct the patient to provide first-catch urine (approximately 10 to 50 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives.
6. Label the transport tube with two patient identifiers and date of collection.
7. Transport and store the collected specimen at 2°C to 30°C.