Specimen Requirements

2 mL from a 24-hour urine collection. No preservative. Mix well before taking 2-mL aliquot. (An entire 24-hour urine collection is also acceptable.) Refrigerate specimen during collection, and send specimen refrigerated in a plastic urine container.

See “Urine Collection” in “Special Instructions” for 24-hour specimens.

Label specimen with patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, date and time of collection, and collector’s initials and the volume collected.

Specimen stability:  14 days at 2-8°C (Refrigeration preferred)

                                   30 days at frozen at ≥-20°C

                                   72 hours at room temperature

Minimum volume: 1 mL