Collection Instructions
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Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Hologic Aptima ® Collection Kit supplied must be used to collect patient specimens for this test.
Endocervix (Females Only) 1. Obtain specimen using a APTIMA® swab specimen transport tube. 2. Remove excess mucus with cleanning swab(White shaft) and discard. 3. Insert colelction swab (Blue shaft) and rotate for 15 to 30 seconds to ensure adequate sampling. 4. Return swab to transport tube to ensure specimen preservation. 5. Label tube with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 6. Send specimen refrigerated. 7. Maintain sterility and forward promptly. Note: 1. Grossly bloody specimen is not recommended.
2. Eye specimen is not acceptable.
3. Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Urethra (Males Only)
1. Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection. 2. Insert small-tipped specimen swab(Blue shaft) 2 cm to 4 cm into urethra, and rotate swab for 3 to 5 seconds to ensure adequate sampling. 3. Return swab to transport tube to ensure specimen preservation. 4. Label tube with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 5. Send specimen refrigerated. 6. Maintain sterility and forward promptly. Note: 1. Grossly bloody specimen is not recommended.
2. Eye specimen is not acceptable.
3. Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Urine
1. Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection. 2. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine(approximaltely 20 to 30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup. Collection of larger volumes of urine may reduce test sensititivty. Female patients should not cleanes the labial area prior to providing specimen.
3. Remove the cap and transfer 2 mL of urine into a APTIMA® urine specimen transport tube using the disposible pipette provided. The correct volume of urine has been added when the fluid level is between the black lines on the urine specimen transport tube label 4. Send specimen refrigerated. 5. Maintain sterility and forward promptly. Note: 1. Grossly bloody specimen is not recommended.
2. Eye specimen is not acceptable.
3. Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Stability; 7 Days Room Temperature
30 Days Refrigerated
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