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Test Code 5424316 N. GONORR PCR, MISC

Test ID

1239002391

Specimen Requirements

Collection Requirements APTIMA MULTITEST SWAB
Shipping / Handling Instructions Specimen RequiredMore information
Patient Preparation
MultiTest Swab or ThinPrep Collection: Patient must be 14 years of age or older.
Collect
Vaginal, throat, or rectal specimen collected with pink swab from Aptima MultiTest Swab Specimen Collection kit (ARUP supply #55224 PK/50 or #55229 PK/10) available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787.
Also acceptable: Cervical, eye, or male urethral specimen collected with blue swab from Aptima Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit (ARUP supply #28907 PK/50 or #54555 PK/10), first catch urine in sterile container or cervical brush in ThinPrep Pap test collection kit.
Refer to “Sample Collection for the Diagnosis of STD” under Specimen Handling at www.aruplab.com for specific specimen collection and transport instructions.
Specimen Preparation
Swab: Place swab in Swab Specimen Transport Tube, break shaft off at scoreline then recap tube.
Urine: Transfer 2 mL urine within 24 hours to Aptima Urine Specimen Transport Tube (ARUP supply #28908 PK/50 or #54556 PK/10). Liquid level must be between fill lines on tube.
ThinPrep: Vortex ThinPrep PreservCyt solution and transfer 1 mL to an Aptima Specimen Transfer Tube (ARUP supply #42711) available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787. To reduce the potential for contamination, ThinPrep specimens should be poured off, using sterile technique, into the Aptima Specimen Transfer Tube prior to Cytology Testing.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions
Large white swab included in Aptima Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit is for preparatory cleaning of the endocervix and is unacceptable for testing. Specimens in any transport media other than indicated above. Specimens in swab transport media without a swab.
Remarks
Specimen source is required.
Stability
MultiTest or Unisex Swab: Ambient: 2 months; Refrigerated: 2 months; Frozen: 1 year
Aptima Urine Specimen Transport Tube: Ambient: 1 month; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 3 months
Aptima Specimen Transfer Tube: Ambient: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 year
ThinPrep: Ambient: 1 month; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: Unacceptable

Container Type

Laboratory Container Default Temperature Minimum Volume
ARUP APTIMA MULTITEST SWAB Yes Refrigerated 1.0

Performing Section

ARUP

Components

Component Name Component ID LOINC Code
SEE SCANNED RESULT 1813000
APTIMA MEDIA TYPE 1239003597 74384-9 (Specimen container:Type:Pt:Specimen:Nom:)
APTIMA SWAB SPECIMEN SOURCE 1239003598 31208-2 (Specimen source:Prid:Pt:XXX:Nom:)
N. GONORRHOEAE BY TMA 1239003616 43305-2 (Neisseria gonorrhoeae rRNA:PrThr:Pt:XXX:Ord:Probe.amp.tar)