Specimen:
Collect
- Vaginal Swab in Aptima Kit-Multitest (Orange)
Also Acceptable:
- Penile Meatal in Aptima Kit-Multitest (Orange)
- Random Urine in Aptima Kit-Urine (Yellow)
Submit
- Vaginal Swab in Aptima Kit-Multitest (Orange). Submit Ambient.
Also Acceptable:
- Random Urine in Aptima Kit-Urine (Yellow). Submit Ambient.
- Penile Meatal in Aptima Kit-Multitest (Orange). Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- Clinician collected and patient collected vaginal swab specimens are acceptable.
Clinical or patient collected penile meatal specimen in Aptima Kit- Multitest (Orange) are acceptable.
Urine specimens: The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to sampling. Do not cleanse the area prior to providing the specimen. Direct the patient to provide first-catch urine into a sterile urine collection cup and then transfer appropriate amount of specimen into the urine aptima kit. Liquid must fall between 2 black indicator lines on aptima kit.
Please note: Random Urine stable for 24-hours before being transferred to aptima kit.
Rejection Criteria
- Samples collected in any transport media other than Aptima.
Samples collected after Aptima-tube expiration date.
Transport tubes with incorrect or missing swabs.
Patients under 15 years of age.
Stability
Ambient: 1 Month(s); Refrigerated: 1 Month(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Target Amplified Nucleic Acid Probe
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87798
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 5183 - M. GENITALIUM
- 1186 - SOURCE
Last Updated: October 26, 2024 @ 9:13 am
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