Definition of Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) taken from the 2005 FDA Food Code, Section 1-201.10(B) Table B. Interaction of pH and aw for control of vegetative cells and spores in food not heat-treated or heat-treated but not packaged.
Most catheters have a small port located on the catheterâs tubing near the end of the catheter that is attached to the collection bag. To obtain a sample, cleanse the port using an alcohol swab. Then, using a sterile syringe, withdraw a sample of urine directly from the tubing of the catheter.
All patients should void the first part of the specimen into the toilet, then collect the remainder of the specimen in a sterile container. Urine samples for routine culture must be transported in the urine transport tubes provided by Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute. Urine samples for mycobacteria or fungus culture may be submitted in a sterile screw cap container.