What instructions best describe what the patient should do to perform a bacteriological culture on a collected urine specimen? 1) Collect the urine specimen in a sterile container and deliver it to the laboratory within 2 hours. 2) Collect the urine specimen in any container and deliver it to the laboratory within 24 hours. 3) Collect the urine specimen in a sterile container and deliver it to the laboratory within 24 hours. 4) Collect the urine specimen in any container and deliver it to the laboratory within 2 hours.
