Technique: Submit throat swabs (mucous membrane of pharynx/tonsils) in a sterile normal saline in sterile leakproof plastic container OR 2 air dried smears on sterile glass slides using separate swabs.
Technique: 2-8C
Sample Collection Instruction: Specify nature and site of specimen on container and test requisition form.
Reported on: Same Day by 7:00 p.m. if received before 1 pm
