Synonyms
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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name
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Vaginitis Panel
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Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name
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Vaginitis Panel
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Clinical Info
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This test is intended to be used as an aid to the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women with a clinical presentation consistent
with this disorder. Used to detect the presence of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata DNA in vaginal samples as
an aid to the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis in symptomatic women. Also used in the diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and
Trichomonas vaginalis infections.
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Specimen Type
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Swab
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Container
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Aptima Swab
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Collection Instructions
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Container/Tube: Aptima® Multitest Transport swab (Orange label) or
Aptima® Unisex swab (White label)
Specimen: One Aptima® Swab
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Collection: Vaginal swab: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Gen-Probe® Aptima® swab by contacting the swab
Causes for Rejection
Incorrect patient identification; unlabeled specimen; inappropriate specimen transport conditions, including specimens received frozen; specimen leaked in transit; specimen in expired transport or incorrect transport device; specimens with inappropriate source for test requested; specimen with fixative or additives; Aptima® urine transport; Aptima® swab transport >30 days from collection; Aptima® swab specimen without a swab; cleaning swab (white-shaft swab) in Aptima® swab transport; any non-Aptima® swab submitted in Aptima® transport device; transport device with multiple swabs; bloody or grossly mucoid specimens; bacterial swabs; specimen in ProbeTec™ UPT transport; ProbeTec™ Q-swabs
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.
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Transport Instructions
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Room Temperature
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Specimen Stability
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30 Days Room Temperature and Refrigerated
Not Acceptable Frozen
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Methodology
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Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)
Includes Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Trichomonas
vaginalis, Bacterial Vaginosis, Megaspheara species, Atopobium vaginalis,
Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma species
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Days Performed
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Performing Laboratory
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LabCorp of America
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CPT
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87491
87591
87661
87798 x 3
87801
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PDM
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1559854
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Result Interpretation
Negative
See Report
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Forms
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