Biopsy or Tissue
UCSD Microbiology
LAB90042
Daily
1-5 Days
0.05-1 g Biopsy or Tissue
Sterile Container
Use sterile, nonbacteriostatic saline to prevent drying. Source/site is required.
Ambient-Only
Room Temp: 24 Hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
Dry specimens or swabs; Fine needle aspirates; Tissue submitted in > 1 mL of saline; Specimens submitted in formalin or other fixative; Specimens collected in tissue paper or other non-sterile materials; Specimens that have been refrigerated >24 hours; Specimens that have been frozen; Specimens no received within 24 hours of collection; Specimens that arrive in leaky containers; Unlabeled or mislabeled specimens
1 g Biopsy or Tissue
0.05 g Biopsy or Tissue
Complete a UCSD Microbiology/Virology requisition and submit with specimen room temp same day as collected within 24 hours. Call TForce with a "Rush" pick-up and deliver to the CALM Lab.
6/12/25
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