submit first morning Sputum on 3 consecutive days OR 5-10 mL Body fluids/ Aspirate OR 2 mL CSF in a sterile screw capped container OR 100 mL first morning Urine collected on 3 consecutive days OR Fresh tissue biopsies including endometrial aspirate / curettage in sterile normal saline OR 1-5 mL Whole blood / Bone Marrow in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) / Yellow Top (ACD) tube OR 1-2 mL Menstrual blood in a sterile screw capped container AND 3 mL (1 mL min.) Blood in Myco F / Lytic bottle available from TrueMedix. All specimens to be collected aseptically and shipped refrigerated.