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Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Random NON-STERILE urine or APTIMA Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit for Endocervical and male urethral swab specimen.
Minimum Volume: 15-20 mL Urine or APTIMA Swab
Collection Instructions: The patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to collection. Collect the first part of the voided urine (this is the dirty part of the collection, not the mid-stream) in a clean or sterile, preservative free container.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube:
Specimen Stability
Ambient: Urine send to lab ASAP, Aptima Swab 8 hours
Refrigerate: Urine & Swab 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
Negative
Methodology
The APTIMA Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) utilizes target capture, Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) and Dual Kinetic Assay (DKA) technologies for the detection of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) from Chlamydia trachomatis (CT).
CPT
87491
Lab Handling
If the Laboratory receives a swab specimen transport tube with no swab, two swabs, a cleaning swab, or a swab not suppllied by GenProbe, the specimen must be rejected. Prior to rejecting a swab transport tube with no swab, verify that it is not an APTIMA Specimen Transfer Tube (green label), as this specimen will not contain a swab.
Day(s) Performed
Monday-Friday
Report Available
24-48 hours