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Bacterial Vagnitis Panel by RPT-PCR
Test CodeLab2248
Alias/See Also
Xpert Xpress MVP
CPT Codes
87801, 87481x2, 87661
Includes
Organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis (detected organisms not reported individually)
• Atopobium spp. (Atopobium vaginae, Atopobium novel species CCUG 55226)
• Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacterium 2 (BVAB2)
• Megasphaera-1
• Candida Group (C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis, species not differentiated)
• Candida glabrata/Candida krusei (species not differentiated)
• Trichomonas vaginalis
• Atopobium spp. (Atopobium vaginae, Atopobium novel species CCUG 55226)
• Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacterium 2 (BVAB2)
• Megasphaera-1
• Candida Group (C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis, species not differentiated)
• Candida glabrata/Candida krusei (species not differentiated)
• Trichomonas vaginalis
Preferred Specimen
Vaginal swab
Other Acceptable Specimens
N/A
Instructions
1. Collect specimen using Xpert Swab Specimen Collection Kit System.
2. Maintain sterility and promptly submit specimen at ambient temperature only.
2. Maintain sterility and promptly submit specimen at ambient temperature only.
Transport Container
Xpert swab Specimen collection Kit
Transport Temperature
Ambient or Refrigerate at 2-8 degrees celsius
Specimen Stability
Up to 42 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Improper specimen container
Improper collection
Improper or no label on specimen
Improper collection
Improper or no label on specimen
Methodology
Cepheid, Xpert Xpress MVP Assay by rt-PCR
Setup Schedule
7 day week, all three shifts
Limitations
Testing cannot be performed on patients 12 years of age and under.
Reference Range
Not Detected
Clinical Significance
Useful for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis caused by bacterial vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis, and/or Candida species.
Performing Laboratory
Meritus Molecular Diagnostics-Microbiology