How To Collect Sterile Urine Sample

Clean and dry the stoma and peristomal skin.

How to collect sterile urine sample. Thanks for watching a Pet Ed Video from Good Hope Animal Hospital in Mechanicsburg PA. Fortunately its a pretty simple process. Follow steps 13-16 above to complete the procedure.

To collect a urine sample you should. Thoroughly wash the area around the urethra the hole where urine flows out. To do this we recommend stopping by the hospital to pick up a sterile urine cup along with a latex glove.

Ensure the top of the specimen container is secured to prevent leakage and contamination of the specimen. Start to urinate discard the first urine stream and collect a sample of urine mid-stream in the sterile box. And dont forget either that your veterinarian will probably want one fresh unfrozen.

Wash your hands and put on single use non sterile gloves. Put a sample of urine in a sterile universal container. Collect the specimen at the best time possible eg early morning sputum for AFB culture Collect ample amount of sample by using appropriate collection devices such as sterile leak-proof specimen containers.

Freeze about an ounce 30 mL of urine on day 1 and on day 2 add another ounce 30 mL to the same container then place it immediately back in the freezer after the addition dont thaw the day 1 sample out. To collect a urine sample you should. Put the urine into a sterile specimen container avoiding contact between the syringe and the cup Fig 1e.

Our goal is to always try to collect a sterile and clean sample. Urine Sample State College Veterinary Hospital recommends checking a urine sample on certain patients that could have renal compromising issues. Before you take your sample its important to clean your genital area with a disinfectant cloth.