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Test Code CHLAMYDIAGPCR Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Specimen Requirements

Collection Sites:  Vaginal, Endocervial, Oral/Pharyngeal, Rectal, Urine

Container/Tube: 

Vaginal/Endocervical, Oral/Pharyngeal, Rectal:  Cepheid XPERT Collection Kit/Swab (pink cap)

Urine:  Cepheid XPERT Urine Collection Kit (yellow cap) filled to dotted line, or a MINIMUM of 10 ml in tightly sealed screw-cap container.

 

TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE

**Vaginal/Endocervial, Oral/Pharyngeal, Rectal swabs collected using a Cepheid XPERT Collection Kit/Swab (pink cap) are stable at room temperature for 60 days.  Specimens submitted without swab may be rejected.

**Urine must be transferred into a Cephied XPERT Urine Collection Kit (yellow cap) within 24 hours.  Once transferred, urine specimens are stable 45 days refrigerated or 3 days at room temperature.

 

PERFORMING LAB

WKMC, WKS, WKB, WKP