| Instructions |
Acceptable Specimens: Hair, nails, or skin scraping 1. Collect specimen and place in a plain, red-top tube screw-capped, sterile container or a sterile urine cup. 2. Label container with patient name (first and last) or other unique identifier, patient hospital identification number or Social Security number, date and time of collection, collector initials, and test(s) being ordered. 3. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature. Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing. |