SUBMIT FIRST MORNING SPUTUM ON 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR 5 10 ML BODY FLUIDS / ASPIRATES OR 2 ML CSF IN A STERILE SCREW CAPPED CONTAINER OR 100 ML (50 ML MIN.) FIRST MORNING URINE COLLECTED ON 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR FRESH TISSUE BIOPSIES INCLUDING ENDOMETRIAL ASPIRATE / CURETTAGE IN STERILE NORMAL SALINE OR FORMALIN FIXED PARAFFIN EMBEDDED TISSUE BLOCK OR 3 ML (1 ML MIN.) WHOLE BLOOD/BONE MARROW IN 1 LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) / YELLOW TOP (ACD) TUBE OR MENSTRUAL BLOOD IN A STERILE SCREW CAPPED CONTAINER OR CULTURE ISOLATES. ALL SPECIMENS TO BE COLLECTED ASEPTICALLY AND SHIPPED REFRIGERATED. DO NOT FREEZE.