General Cytology Preservative
may be used with all cytology specimens
tolerates a small amount of blood without creating obscuring artifact
Size: pre-filled 10ml vials for specimen collection or in 1 liter quantities
Blue Preservative
higher concentration of alcohol
mix 1 part preservative with 1 part of urine or other fluid
not preferred for bloody samples.
Size: 1 liter
Red (Lytic) Preservative
best with bloody samples
(fine needle aspirations or grossly bloody samples)
mix 1 part preservative to one part of fluid or apply fine needle samples directly
Size: 1 liter