U10 (Previous container symbol Y1) handling methods of samples
Obtaining specimens from urine
Collect the first-voided urine at least 1 hour after the last urination.
Collect the first-voided urine in a sterile cup, and transfer the urine into the dedicated container using a sterile dropping pipette.
Fill the urine is to the level between the lines on the dedicated container.
Firmly tighten the cap of the dedicated container.
Invert the dedicated container 5 times, and submit the specimen under room temperature conditions.
Obtaining from mouth wash specimens
Patient must refrain from eating, gargling, brushing teeth, or chewing gum before collecting specimens.
Take 15 to 20 mL of sterile physiological saline in the mouth, tilt the head backward, and gargle vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds.
Collect all of the mouth wash specimen in a cup, and transfer it to the dedicated container
using a dropping pipette to the level between the lines on the container.
Firmly tighten the cap of the dedicated container, invert the container for 5 times, and submit the specimen under room temperature conditions.