Chlamydia trachomatis, NAA

Panels that include this biomarker

• Chlamydia/Gonococcus/Mycoplasma genitalium , NAA, Swab 180082

  3 analytes · Swab · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 3 - 4 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)

  Collection

  Vaginal swab: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Aptima® swab by contacting the swab to the lower third of the vaginal wall and rotating the swab for 10 to 30 seconds to absorb fluid. Immediately place the swab into the transport tube and carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube. Tightly screw on the cap. Endocervical swab: Remove excess mucus from the cervical os and surrounding mucosa using the cleaning swab (white-shaft swab in the package with red printing). Discard this swab. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with green printing) into the endocervical canal. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for 10 to 30 seconds in the endocervical canal to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully; avoid contact with the vaginal mucosa. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of the contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly. Male urethral swab: The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with the green printing) 2 to 4 cm into the urethra. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for two to three seconds in the urethra to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the specimen transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.

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• Chlamydia/Gonococcus/Mycoplasma genitalium (With Reflex to Macrolide Resistance), NAA, Swab 180120

  3 analytes · Swab · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 3 - 4 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)

  Collection

  Vaginal swab: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Aptima® Multitest swab by contacting the swab to the lower third of the vaginal wall and rotating the swab for 10 to 30 seconds to absorb fluid. Immediately place the swab into the transport tube and carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube. Tightly screw on the cap. Endocervical swab: Remove excess mucus from the cervical os and surrounding mucosa using the cleaning swab (white-shaft swab in the package with red printing) provided in the Aptima® Unisex collection kit. Discard this swab. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with green printing) into the endocervical canal. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for 10 to 30 seconds in the endocervical canal to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully; avoid contact with the vaginal mucosa. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of the contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly. Male urethral swab: The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection. Insert the specimen collection swab from the Aptima® Unisex Swab kit (blue-shaft swab in the package with the green printing) 2 to 4 cm into the urethra. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for two to three seconds in the urethra to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the specimen transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.

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• Chlamydia/Gonococcus/Trichomonas vaginalis/Mycoplasma genitalium , NAA, Swab 180073

  4 analytes · Swab · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 2 - 4 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Nucleic Acid Amplification

  Collection

  Clinician collected vaginal swab: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Aptima® swab by contacting the swab to the lower third of the vaginal wall and rotating the swab for 10 to 30 seconds to absorb fluid. Immediately place the swab into the transport tube and carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube. Tightly screw on the cap. Endocervical swab: Remove excess mucus from the cervical os and surrounding mucosa using the cleaning swab (white-shaft swab in the package with red printing). Discard this swab. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with green printing) into the endocervical canal. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for 10 to 30 seconds in the endocervical canal to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully; avoid contact with the vaginal mucosa. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of the contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.

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• Chlamydia/Gonococcus/Trichomonas vaginalis/Mycoplasma genitalium (With Reflex to Macrolide Resistance), NAA, Swab 180111

  4 analytes · Swab · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 3 - 4 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAA)

  Collection

  Clinician collected vaginal swab: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Aptima® swab by contacting the swab to the lower third of the vaginal wall and rotating the swab for 10 to 30 seconds to absorb fluid. Immediately place the swab into the transport tube and carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube. Tightly screw on the cap. Endocervical swab: Remove excess mucus from the cervical os and surrounding mucosa using the cleaning swab (white-shaft swab in the package with red printing). Discard this swab. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with green printing) into the endocervical canal. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for 10 to 30 seconds in the endocervical canal to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully; avoid contact with the vaginal mucosa. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of the contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.

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• Chlamydia/Gonococcus /Genital Mycoplasma Profile, NAA, Swab 180093

  5 analytes · Swab · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 3 - 4 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)

  Collection

  Vaginal swab: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Aptima® swab by contacting the swab to the lower third of the vaginal wall and rotating the swab for 10 to 30 seconds to absorb fluid. Immediately place the swab into the transport tube and carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube. Tightly screw on the cap. Endocervical swab: Remove excess mucus from the cervical os and surrounding mucosa using the cleaning swab (white-shaft swab in the package with red printing). Discard this swab. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with green printing) into the endocervical canal. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for 10 to 30 seconds in the endocervical canal to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully; avoid contact with the vaginal mucosa. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of the contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly. Male urethral swab: The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue-shaft swab in the package with the green printing) 2 to 4 cm into the urethra. Gently rotate the swab clockwise for two to three seconds in the urethra to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw the swab carefully. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the specimen transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the scoreline; use care to avoid splashing of contents. Recap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.

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Single-analyte tests

• Chlamydia trachomatis, TMA (Alternate Target), Urogenital 15031

  Urine · Fasting not stated · Turnaround Set up: Tues (a.m.); Report available: 2-9 days

  Method and collection

  Method

  Dual Kinetic Assay (DKA) • Target Capture • Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA)

  Collection

  Swabs: Swab must be submitted in Aptima® Multitest Collection Kit (orange label), or Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Tube (white label). Follow instructions in the Aptima® Specimen Collection Kits for Vaginal, Endocervical and Urethral Swab Specimens package insert. In females, to ensure collection of an adequate specimen, columnar epithelial cells lining the endocervix should be obtained. To that effect, excess mucus should be removed prior to sampling by using the white shaft cleaning swab which is discarded after use. Collection Container: Aptima® Multitest Collection Kit (orange label), or Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit (white label). Urine: Urine must be submitted in Aptima® Urine Specimen Collection Tube within 24 hours of collection. The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (approximately 20-30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives. Collection of larger volumes of urine may result in specimen dilution that may reduce test sensitivity. Female patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen. Thus, a urine sample collected from a female for Chlamydia/GC TMA cannot be collected at the same voiding event as that urine which would be intended for bacterial culture. Remove the cap of the Aptima® Urine Specimen Collection Tube and transfer 2 mL of urine into the urine specimen transport tube using the disposable pipette provided. The correct volume of urine has been added when the fluid level is between the black lines within the clear pane on the urine specimen transport tube label. Collection Container: Aptima® Urine Specimen Collection Tube. PreservCyt® (ThinPrep®): Transfer 1 mL of ThinPrep PreservCyt solution into Aptima® Specimen Transfer Tube (green label) or Aptima® Multitest Collection Tube (orange label).

  Reference notes

  Not detected

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