Author name: Medilab Diagnostic Services Limited

Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): […]

Specimen: Submit specimen in 10% Formal-saline. Formal-saline should cover the specimen completely. Ship at room temperature. Brief clinical history in

Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated):

Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of random urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen.

Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated):

Specimen: Submit Semen in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability

Specimen: Submit 5-10 mL (1 mL min.) Sputum in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs

Specimen: Submit Throat Swab in Amies charcoal transport medium available from MEDILAB. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated):

Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Hemolysed specimens are not acceptable.

Specimen: 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 metal free Royal Blue Top (K2EDTA) tube available from MEDILAB.