24-hour urine in a 24-hour urine container. Do not add preservatives. Refrigerate during collection. Note time collection started and stopped.
Handling:
Send complete collection in original container. If submitting aliquot, mix total collectiion well and measure and record total volume before pouring off into a sterile container.
Standard Volume:
25 mL aliquot or total urine collection.
Minimum Volume:
5 mL urine.
Transport:
Refrigerated.
Rejection Criteria:
Specimen collected in HCl; incomplete collection; specimen not refrigerated.