Test Order

Human, Animal, and Food/Environmental/Medical Devices/Biologics

Pure bacterial isolates should be stored on an appropriate transport medium (see below). Specimens can be stored at room temperature (15-25°C) if shipped within 24 hours and/or kept refrigerated (2-8°C) if shipped in less than 72 hours. Otherwise, specimens should be stored frozen (-20°C or lower) in a glycerol transport medium.

Pure culture isolates should be transported on an appropriate agar medium (e.g. blood or chocolate), or as a frozen glycerol culture (e.g. Tryptic Soy Broth with 15% glycerol, or skim milk, tryptone, glucose, and glycerin (STGG) media).

Research or surveillance specimens may be labeled according to protocol. Labels should not include personally identifiable information. There results reported should NOT be used for diagnosis, treatment, assessment of health or management of the individual patient.

CDC does not accept routine shipments on weekends or holidays. Please make sure packages arrive Monday – Friday. Room-temperature specimens should be shipped with room-temperature cold packs and refrigerated samples should be shipped with refrigerated or frozen cold packs. Frozen stored specimens should be shipped on dry ice.

Ship To:
[Insert CDC Point of Contact]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RDSB/STATT Unit 21-ABC
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
[Insert CDC Point of Contact’s Telephone Number]

All samples must be shipped in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations. Upon shipment, submitter should send an email to the CDC POC providing shipping company, shipped date and package tracking number.

Phenotypic Biochemical and Serological Testing, Molecular Testing

16 Weeks

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