Collection Requirements

Sources: abdominal fluid, ascites, bile, paracentesis, pericardial fluid, pleural fluid, synovial fluid, or thoracentesis
Container: sterile syringe or cup

• Use a Sodium heparin green tube if the specimen may clot (EDTA is unacceptable for cultures)
• Obtain specimen via percutaneous needle aspiration or surgery
• Sterile skin decontamination required (Iodine or Chloraprep process)

Source: peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid
Container: dialysate bag
Volume: 100 mL