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SureSwab® Advanced Candida Vaginitis (CV)/Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), TMA
Test Code10029
CPT Codes
87481 (x2), 87661
Includes
SureSwab® Advanced Candida Vaginitis (CV), TMA
Trichomonas vaginalis (TV). TMA
Trichomonas vaginalis (TV). TMA
Preferred Specimen
1 vaginal swab collected in Aptima® Multitest Transport Tube
Minimum Volume
1 swab
Instructions
Follow instructions in the Aptima Multitest Collection Kit (orange label)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Transport tube with no swab • Transport tube with 2 swabs • Transport tube containing cleaning swab • Transport tube with non-Aptima® swabs • Transport tube submitted with swab inverted • Samples with excess mucus • Specimens submitted in Aptima® with pierced foil lids • Specimen in broken containers • Specimens in leaking containers • Swab submitted in viral transport media
Methodology
Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA)
Setup Schedule
Sets up 7 days a week.
Clinical Significance
This test is an in vitro nucleic acid amplification test for the detection of RNA from microorganisms associated with vulvovaginal candidiasis and trichomoniasis. The assay utilizes real time transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) to detect and qualitatively report results for the following organisms: 1. Candida species group (C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis) 2. Candida glabrata 3. Trichomonas vaginalis. The assay is intended to aid in the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis and trichomoniasis on using clinician-collected and patient-collected vaginal swab specimens from females with a clinical presentation consistent with vaginitis or vulvovaginitis