Cyrex Laboratories
Mucosal (oral fluid)
How the Cyrex Mucosal (Oral Fluid) kit is collected, from the lab's own instructions. Speedy Sticks does venipuncture only.
Specimen
Saliva
Tubes / kit
A 4 mL blue top tube. [C1]
Processing
Follow the instructions in your kit.
Shipping
Ship Monday to Thursday. [C1]
Not a blood draw
Speedy Sticks performs venipuncture (arm blood draws) only. We do not do capillary, fingerstick or self-collection. You collect this kit yourself, following the lab's instructions.
Overview
About this kit
Cyrex Laboratories runs immune reactivity testing. [C1]
Mucosal arrays use oral fluid (saliva). [C1]
The process
Step by step
- 1
Before the visit
Prep
- Follow the instructions in your kit.
- 2
Collection
Collect
- Collect 4 mL of saliva in the blue top tube. [C1] Follow the instructions in your kit.
- 3
Right after collection
Processing
- Follow the instructions in your kit.
- 4
Get it to the lab
Shipping
- Ship Monday to Thursday. [C1]
At a glance
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Avoid a redraw
Common mistakes
Questions
FAQ
Does Speedy Sticks collect this sample?
No. Speedy Sticks only does venipuncture. We don't do capillary, fingerstick or self-collection.
How much saliva?
4 mL. [C1]
Need a blood draw too?
Speedy Sticks performs venipuncture (arm blood draws) at home, work or a facility.
Is your lab or kit missing?
Send us your collection instructions and we will build a guide.