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CT/GC NAA, RECTAL
Test Code188672
CPT Codes
87491; 87591
Preferred Specimen
"Rectal specimen collected with APTIMA® unisex collection swab and submitted in the APTIMA® swab specimen transport tube
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Minimum Volume
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One swab (rectal)
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One swab (rectal)
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Instructions
"Submit one specimen per test requested. Specify the exact specimen source/origin (eg, rectal). Indicate a specific test number on the test request form.
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Transport Container
"Gen-Probe® APTIMA® swab specimen transport tube
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Transport Temperature
"Maintain specimen at room temperature or refrigerate (2°C to 30°C).
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Bacterial swab specimen; APTIMA® transport tube with multiple swabs; white-shafted cleaning swab or any swab other than the blue-shafted collection swab; specimen received in grossly leaking transport container; dry specimen; specimen submitted in fixati
Methodology
"Nucleic acid amplification (NAA) "
