ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing

ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing.

50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative

Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter

Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies)

Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative

Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative.

Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative.

50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability

A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative

A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative

A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative.

Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water

Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory

Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole

Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water

Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water

Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA

Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory

A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation.

Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products.

Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative.

Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative.

A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative.

Ammonium heparin

Lithium heparin salt

Sodium heparin salt

6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis.

A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.

5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation

Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio

Iodoacetate lithium salt

Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to

Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c

Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c

1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures

A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures

Sodium fluoride

No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives.

0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability.

Phenol. Urine preservative

Polyvinyl alcohol

A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.

Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples

Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection.

Polymer separator gel with clot activator

Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter

Thrombin. Accelerates clotting.

2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples

A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth.

Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples

A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens.

Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability.

3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate