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Sexually-Transmitted Infections (STIs) Genital Lesion Panel
Test Code38286
CPT Codes
87529 (x2), 87798
Includes
SureSwab®, Herpes Simplex Virus, Type 1 and 2 mRNA,TMA
Treponema pallidum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR
Treponema pallidum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR
Preferred Specimen
1 genital lesion swab collected in an Aptima® Multitest Transport Tube
Instructions
Swab any visible lesions. Withdraw the swab without touching the skin. Immediately place the swab into the Aptima® Multitest Transport Tube (orange label) so that the tip of the swab is visible below the tube label. Carefully break the swab shaft at the score line against the side of the tube and discard the top portion of the swab shaft. Tightly screw the cap onto the tube.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 21 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Transport tubes with 2 swabs • Transport tubes with Non-APTIMA® swabs • Swab transport tubes with no swab • Specimens in broken containers • Swab submitted in vial transport media • APTIMA® Unisex Collection Kit (white label)
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setup Schedule
Sets up 6 days a week.
Report Available
Reports in 3 to 5 days.
Clinical Significance
Due to the overlapping and often confusing clinical presentation of herpetic and syphilitic lesions, a combined panel testing for herpes simplex and Treponema pallidum when a genital lesion is identified facilitates effective targeted therapy directed toward the appropriate pathogen.
