1 mL cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), body or miscellaneous fluids, sputum, tracheal aspirate, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in sterile container.
5 mL urine in sterile container. Eswab collected from throat, nasopharyngeal, genital, or wound source.
250mg (pea sized amount of soft stool) or 0.5 mL (liquid stool) in sterile container.
Venous catheter tip in sterile container.
CSF, body or miscellaneous fluids, sputum, tracheal aspirate, and BAL minimum volume is 0.5 mL.
Urine minimum volume is 1.0 mL.
Soft stool minimum volume is 125mg (half pea sized amount).
Liquid stool minimum volume is 0.2 mL.