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VAGINOSIS SCREEN BY PCR

Test Code
LAB5133


Alias/See Also
1231901050


CPT Codes
87661 87511 87481

Includes
GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS
TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS
CANDIDA SPECIES


Preferred Specimen
Cervix, Vaginal, cer/vag, vag/rectal, Penis, Inguinal region, or Genital in E Swab (Green, Blue)


Other Acceptable Specimens
White capped E Swab


Instructions
Do not use cotton or wooden swab. Ship the specimen to the lab as soon as possible in a blue biohazard bag.


Specimen Stability
Specimen is stable up to 72 hours (Room temperature,
refrigerated or frozen)


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Older than 72 hours, cotton or wooden shaft swab


Methodology
BioRad Opus

Reference Range
Not Detected


Performing Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK LABORATORY


Last Updated: August 26, 2026


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