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CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RNA
Test CodeLAB123300
CPT Codes
87491
Preferred Specimen
Aptima Unisex Swab: Female endocervical/ Male Urethral
Aptima Multitest Swab: Vaginal, Throat, and Rectal collections
Aptima Urine Collection Device: Male and Female
Please see the STI Collection Device Job AId listed under Additional Information below
Aptima Multitest Swab: Vaginal, Throat, and Rectal collections
Aptima Urine Collection Device: Male and Female
Please see the STI Collection Device Job AId listed under Additional Information below
Minimum Volume
Urines: 2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated or Ambient 2°C - 30°C
Specimen Stability
Swabs: stable at 2° to 30°C. Stable for 60 days.
Urine: Must be transferred into a urine collection device within 24 hours. Once in Aptima urine collection device, sample is stable at 2° to
30°C for up to 30 days.
Urine: Must be transferred into a urine collection device within 24 hours. Once in Aptima urine collection device, sample is stable at 2° to
30°C for up to 30 days.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Any swab other than Aptima. no wooden handled swabs or calcium alginate swabs.
Methodology
Transcription- Mediated Amplification (TMA)
Setup Schedule
Daily
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center
Additional Information
STI Collection Device Job Aid
