Random urine.

Also acceptable: Random clean catch urine, Catheterized urine, First void clean catch, Random urine collected with sodium bicarbonate, Random urine collected with no preservatives (ok to add preservative after collection)

2 mL random urine refrigerated (Min: 1.5 mL).

* Collection Instructions *

• Random urine collected with 5 grams of sodium carbonate, refrigerated and protected from light during collected is preferred.
• Collection with no preservative is acceptable, if properly refrigerated and light protected.

Ambient: Unacceptable

Refrigerated: 7 days

Frozen: 30 days

• Received room temperature
• Samples not protected from light
• Samples with a pH less than 4.0