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CHLAMYDIA, CONJUNCTIVA, NAA
Test Code188080
CPT Codes
87491
Preferred Specimen
"APTIMA® unisex swab specimen transport tube
One APTIMA® unisex swab specimen transport tube with blue shaft swab
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One APTIMA® unisex swab specimen transport tube with blue shaft swab
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Instructions
"Remove pus or discharge from the eye. Do not use the white-shafted swab; discard this swab. Using the blue-shafted swab, labeled ""unisex collection swab"", thoroughly swab the lower, then the upper conjunctiva, two to three times. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube, and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing the contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.
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Transport Container
"APTIMA® unisex swab specimen transport tube
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Transport Temperature
Room temp
Specimen Stability
"Maintain specimen at room temperature or refrigerate (2°C to 30°C). Stable at room temperature or refrigerated for 30 days.
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Specimen with incorrect patient identification; unlabeled specimen; inappropriate specimen transport conditions; specimen leaked in transit; specimen in expired transport or incorrect transport device; specimens with any other source than conjunctiva/eye
Methodology
"Nucleic acid amplification (NAA) "
Clinical Significance
"Detect Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the conjunctiva
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