During the collection period, place the 24-hour urine container (with appropriate preservatives, if applicable) provided by Quest Diagnostics in a refrigerator or cool place to prevent growth of microorganisms and possible decomposition of urine constituents. (See specimen requirements for the individual...
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Simplexa Direct kits (Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, Calif.) contain all reagents for on-board extraction and real-time PCR. For each reaction on the Direct Amplification Disc, unprocessed CSF sample was loaded directly into a sample well of one wedge of the Disc without any sample preparation ste...
It is preferred that the separation and detection permits detection of length differences as small as one nucleotide. It is further preferred that the separation and detection can be done in a high-throughput format that permits real time or contemporaneous determination of amplicon abundance in a p...
the start, when a specimen needs to be collected. With more than 8,000 collection sites, including 1,300+ company-owned and operated Patient Service Centers (PSCs) and 1,500 preferred third-party collection sites, Quest offers unparalleledaccess to a nationwide networkof drug testing sites. ...
Quest Activate, the enhanced self-collection process from Quest Diagnostics, allows individuals to easily complete a self-collection for a biometric screening.1With the Quest Activate solution, individuals no longer have to complete paper requisitions. Each participant simply activates their materials o...
Specimen Collection Tubes BLOOD SPECIMENS Stopper/Label Color 1 Culture Bottles 2 Light Blue 3 Gold 4 Red 5/6 Green 5/6 Tan Always refer to tube label to confirm tube type – never rely on the stopper color alone. Laboratory Use For detection of microbial growth from blood specimens. ...