Specimen Requirements

Specimen stable 48 hours room temp or refrigerated.
 

Specimen Type: Throat
Container/Tube: White top E-Swab
Specimen Volume: N/A
Collection Instructions:

1. Use the ESwab Collection and Transport System. Remove the swab from the wrapper.

2. Swab the posterior pharynx, tonsils, and other inflamed areas. Avoid touching the tongue, cheeks, and teeth.

3. Uncap the ESwab transport tube.

4. Place the specimen-containing swab into the ESwab transport tube and break the swab at the indicated score line.

5. Cap the ESwab transport tube