Also accepted: E-swabs and UTM (Universal Transport medium); Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues (FFPE, PET); non-blood body fluids collected in Vacutainer tubes without preservative; LAVENDER top (EDTA) tube.

Submit entire specimen, Frozen.

IMPORTANT!

Fluid or tissue for broad range bacterial DNA testing should be put in a sterile container by the provider at the time of the procedure.  This ensures that the specimen won’t be opened until it reaches the testing laboratory and prevents the opportunity for contamination

16s broad range bacterial PCR may be ordered on this same specimen, and will be performed at an additional charge.

2 MSO orders are required.

Please contact the laboratory medical director through Client Services if there are questions.

1 cm x 1cm formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue (FFPE)

Sterile container

For all sites other than Phillips Eye:

• HCMC Molecular Diagnostics test requisition

For Phillips Eye (PEI) only:

• U of Washington request form
  • The following items are required:
    • Patient name
    • Patient DOB
    • Ordering physician
    • Ordering physician phone number
    • Specimen source
    • Date and time collected
    • ICD/Diagnosis

Frozen (preferred)

Refrigerated - 48 hours

Ambient /room temp - 2 hours

• Tissues free-floating in formalin
• Samples containing SPS, citrate, or heparin
• Blood/serum specimens

DNA extraction, nucleic acid purification, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing

No fungal 28s rDNA detected