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CT/GC
MessageWALTER REED
Test Code
WR1
Preferred Specimen
Urine, urethra, endocervix, vaginal, Pharynx, Rectum for FEVA only, throat, other
Instructions
"Please do not order for patients <16 years of age. The FDA has not
cleared any CT/GC NAAT for pediatric use. For urine, PATIENT SHOULD NOT HAVE URINATED FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SAMPLING. COLLECT FIRST-CATCH URINE (20 TO 30 MLS OF FIRST STREAM
URINE) INTO A COLLECTION CUP."
cleared any CT/GC NAAT for pediatric use. For urine, PATIENT SHOULD NOT HAVE URINATED FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SAMPLING. COLLECT FIRST-CATCH URINE (20 TO 30 MLS OF FIRST STREAM
URINE) INTO A COLLECTION CUP."
Transport Container
Blue SWAB or urine cup
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
use of white swab will result in cancellation
