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HelpTest ID NBLD0545 Trichomonas Vaginalis By Nucleic Acid Detection
Specimen Type/Requirements
Vaginal swabs, endocervical swabs, male and female first catch urine (first part of stream)
Specimens must be collected using the following devices:
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Cepheid Xpert Swab Specimen Collection Kit: SWAB/G-50-US
Vaginal swab collection (break at score line and leave small collection swab in media). *DISCARD SINGLE LARGE SWAB, specimen will be rejected if this swab is placed in media. This swab is not needed for a vaginal collection. |
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Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit (yellow) Lawson 6272691 Note: If Xpert media is not available, unprocessed urine is stable 4 days refrigerated. See Stability/Transport below. |
Specimen Volume
| Preferred Volume | Properly filled Xpert Media tube (7.0 mL urine or swab) or 20 mL unprocessed urine |
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| Minimum Volume | Properly filled Xpert Media tube (7.0 mL urine or swab) |
Stability/Transport
| Room Temperature |
Unprocessed Urine: 4 hours Urine in Xpert Media: 14 days Swab in Xpert Media: 60 days |
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| Refrigerated |
Unprocessed Urine: 4 days Urine in Xpert Media: 28 days Swab in Xpert Media: 60 days |
Preferred for transport |
| Frozen | Not Acceptable |
Performed Test Frequency
Monday-Sunday
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Performing Lab
Sanford Laboratories Fargo-Molecular
CPT
87661