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Universal Transport Medium
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Immediately place swab, fluid, or washing in 3 mL universal transport medium such as M4, M4RT, M5, M6, UniTranz-RT, or UTM (ARUP supply #12884). Available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen on dry ice.
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 1 hour
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: -70°C: 1 month -20°C: Unacceptable
Reference Range
Culture negative for Chlamydia trachomatis
Methodology
Cell Culture/Immunofluorescence
CPT
87110; 87140
Lab Handling
Collect
Cervical, eye, rectal, urethral swab, or peritoneal fluid. Also acceptable for newborns: Nasopharyngeal aspirate, swab or washing.
Unacceptable Conditions
Urine. Specimens in any transport media other than indicated. Calcium alginate, dry, or wood swabs.
Turn Around Time
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-5 days