| Vacutainer | Anticoagulant | Capacity | Sample types | | Lavender | EDTA | 4ml | | | Gold | SST/Gel | 3.5ml, 5ml | | | Light Blue | Citrate | 5ml | | | Red | None | 6ml | | | Grey | Fluoride oxalate | 4ml | | | Green | Lithium heparin | 6ml | | | Dark Blue | Sodium heparin | 7ml | | | Streck Cyto-chex BCT Vacutainers for lymphocyte subsets (stable for up to 7 days) | Chex | | Blood culture bottle: contact laboratory | BC | | Contact laboratory for advice on sample taking | J | | Test by appointment | X | | Random faeces | RF | | 3-day faecal collection | LF | | Random urine | RU | Frst Catch Random Urine (for DL12/Chlamydia, etc.)
| FCRU | | 30ml aliquot from a 24-hour urine collection – state total volume | CU | 30ml aliquot from a 24-hour urine collection with 10ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid added
– state total volume | PU | | Early morning urine (1st sample of the day) | EMU | | Sterile 60ml container | SC | | Cytyc Thin Prep Vial | TPV | | Orange/Blue swab for culture – swab in transport medium | STM | | Black charcoal swab | CS | | Green viral swab | VS | PCR swab for Chlamydia/PCR Infection Screening
| PCR | | Tap/bottled water mouth wash – 20mls | MW | | Amniotic fluid (5mls PCR – 10mls Karyotype) | AF | | Chorionic villus (medium provided by laboratory) | CVS | Urine cytology container
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