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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB2095 Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Urine-Molecular

Important Note

Important:

  • This test is not intended for Medicolegal purposes.
  • Therapeutic failure or success cannot be determined with this test since nucleic acid may persist following appropriate antimicrobial therapy

Additional Codes

Sunquest: UGCCT

SAMPLE TYPE

Preferred:

  • Female and male urine- Aptima Urine Collection Kit..

Acceptable:

  • Female and male urine- Dirty catch urine (first 20-30 mL of collection).
  • Any sterile urine cup

SPECIMEN HANDLING

Patient Preparation:

  • Urine- Dirty (First catch) urine (approximately 15 to 20 mL of initial urine stream). Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection.
  • Avoid cleaning areas of collection.

Specimen Stability:

Ambient (15-30°C):

  • Raw uine specimens: 8 hours
  • Aptima Urine Collection Kit: 7 Days

Refrigerated(2-8°C):

  • Raw uine specimens: 24 hours
  • Aptima Urine Collection Kit: 7 Days

Frozen(<-20°C):

  • Unacceptable

Reject Due To:

  • Improper storage
  • Incorrect collection media
  • Urine under or overfilled (must be between black lines in collection tube)

PERFORMING LAB

UPH Trinity Rock Island

Day(s) Performed:

                Sunday-Saturday

Method Name: Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT) by Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA) and Dual Kinetic Assay (DKA)

Report Available: 24-36 hours.

MIN VOL

Minimum Volume:            

  • Urine-20-30mL dirty urine

ALIAS

Chlamydia/Gonorrhea

CT/NG

Chlamydia

Gonorrhea

Aptima Combo 2 Assay