3 mL or 1 swab urogenital (vaginal, cervical, urethral swab or secretions) collected in a VCM tube or FDA approved equivalent transport medium '

Also acceptable: Urine collected in a VCM tube or FDA approved equivalent transport medium, Infant (less than 1 year old) respiratory sample (sputum, bronchial washing/BAL, tracheobronchial secretions, nasopharyngeal or throat swabs) collected in a VCM tube or FDA approved equivalent transport medium.

1 mL or 1 swab

* Collection Instructions *

• Ship on dry ice (-70° C).
• Submit an equal volume of specimen to transport media.
  
• Respiratory samples are only acceptable from children under 1 year old.
• Storage or transport at -20°C is not acceptable.
• After collection, refrigerate up to 48 hours prior to shipment.

Note: Do not use M4RT. The room temperature formula cannot be used for Mycoplasma.

Ambient: Unacceptable

Refrigerated: 48 hours

Frozen: -20°C: Unacceptable

Frozen: -70°C: 30 days

• Molecular transport systems
• Wooden-shaft and calcium alginate swabs
• Urine containing preservatives
• Raw specimens
• Specimens received in M4RT transport media
• Respiratory specimens from patients greater than 1 year old
• Specimens submitted in formalin