Sterile swab placed in 2 mL sterile saline, M4 or other viral transport media in a sterile screw top tube.
Volume
2 mL
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Unacceptable Conditions
Wood shafted swab; calcium alginate swab; specimens received in trap containers; specimens beyond their acceptable length of time from collection as listed in the specimen handling; specimen types other than those listed
Temperature
FREEZE
Methodology
Real-time, quantitative PCR
Stability
Room Temperature: 96 hours Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 30 days
