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Test Code CTGC Chlamydia/N. gonorrhoeae Amplified RNA

Additional Codes

Primary Code Epic Code
CTGC LAB2664

 

Performing Laboratory

Central Vermont Medical Center

 

Specimen Required

For performance at CVMC:

Specimen Container Temp Collect Vol Sumbit Vol Min Vol Stability
Vaginal/cervical Xpert Swab Transport Reagent Refrigerate N/A N/A N/A 60 days
Dirty urine** Xpert Urine Transport Reagent Refrigerate 50 mL 7 mL 7 mL 28 days
Dirty urine** Sterile Container Refrigerate 50 mL 50 mL 5 mL 4 days
Oral/Throat Xpert Swab Transport Reagent Refrigerate N/A N/A N/A 60 days
Anal/Rectal Xpert Swab Transport Reagent Refrigerate N/A N/A N/A 60 days

 

**DIRTY URINE: The patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (approximately 20 to 50 mL of the initial urine stream) into a sterile urine collection cup free of any preservatives. Female patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen. Collection of larger volumes of urine may result in rRNA target dilution that may reduce test sensitivity. Any sample submitted with over 50 mLs of urine will be rejected.

 

Specimens analyzed at CVMC have not been evaluated in pregnant women, patients with history of hysterectomy, or patients <14 years of age.

 

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Sunday