Geisinger Medical Laboratories Microbiology Specimen Collection Instructions
URINE AND STOOL SPECIMEN COLLECTION, INCLUDING PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS
URINE SPECIMEN FOR CULTURE
I. Urine Specimen Collection - Male - Clean-Catch Urine Specimens
- Wet paper towel and open soap towelette.
- Retract the foreskin if uncircumcised, and cleanse end of penis with soap towelette.
- Cleanse again with wet paper towel to remove soap.
- Urinate small amount into toilet and continue to urinate remainder into specimen container, being careful not to touch the top or inside of container.
- DISCARD TOWELETTE AND PAPER TOWEL IN WASTE CONTAINER. DO NOT THROW IN TOILET.
- Place lid on container and give urine specimen to nurse.
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