Trichomonas Vaginalis Amplified

Message

Performing Lab: Central Lab

Test Code

5484

Alias/See Also

Sunquest:TRCHV; EPIC: 5484

Preferred Specimen

Endocervical Swab or Provider Collected Vaginal

Other Acceptable Specimens

For the Aptima Unisex Swab Collection Kit:
Endocervical is the only acceptable source

For the Aptima Vaginal Swab Collection Kit:
Provider-collected vaginal is the only acceptable source.

Instructions

Collection: For the Aptima UNISEX Swab Collection Kit: (Endocervical sources)

Remove excess mucous from the cervical site and surrounding mucosa using the swab with the white shaft. Discard this swab. Do not place the white swab in the collection vial.
Insert the swab with the blue shaft into the endocervical canal
Gently rotate the swab for 10-30 seconds in the canal to ensure adequate sampling.
Withdraw the swab carefully to avoid contact with the vaginal mucosa
Place the swab into the Aptima Unisex transport vial and break the blue shaft at the score line.
Re-cap the transport tube tightly being sure not to touch the foil cap.

For the Aptima Vaginal Swab Collection Kit: (Vaginal sources, provider collected)

Remove the Pink swab from the Aptima Vaginal Swab Collection kit.
Carefully insert the swab with the pink shaft into the vagina about 2 inches past the introitus.
Gently rotate the swab for 10-30 seconds making sure the swab touches the walls of the vagina so that moisture is absorbed by the swab
Withdraw the swab carefully to avoid contact with the skin
Place the swab into the Aptima Vaginal transport vial and break the pink shaft at the score line.
Re-cap the transport tube tightly being sure not to touch the foil cap.

Transport Temperature

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 60 days
Refrigerated: 60 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Specimens with more or less than 1 swab. Specimens with a white collection swab.

Methodology
Transcription Mediated Amplification (nucleic acid based test)

Setup Schedule

Monday - Friday

Report Available

2-3 Business Days

Reference Range

Negative

Clinical Significance

Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), the most common curable non-viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) agent in the United States, can cause vaginitis, urethritis, cervicitis and prostatitis. Complications from Trichomoniasis can include premature labor, low-birth weight offspring, and premature rupture of membranes. Per the CDC, routine screening of asymptomatic women with HIV infection is recommended. Some infected women have vaginal discharge that might be diffuse, malodorous, or yellow-green with or without vulvar irritation. Most infected persons (70%-85%) have minimal or no symptoms, and untreated infections might last for months to years.

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