Transport Container

N/A

Transport Temperature

Send specimen at room temperature or with cold pack (April-October).

Specimen Stability

Note: If urine samples can't be transferred to cobas PCR Urine Sample Kit immediately after collection, they can be stored at 2-30ºC for up to 24 hours.

Rejection Criteria

1. Urine not collected in the cobas® PCR Urine Sample Kit; Urine older than >24 hours post collection that has not been transferred to the cobas® PCR Urine Sample Kit; Untested urine specimens that do not show the top of the liquid level between the two black lines on the cobas® PCR Media tube label window (overfilled or underfilled). Indicates that specimen has not been collected properly and cannot be used for testing; Dark brown urine or bloody urine