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Test Code VAGPLUS Vaginitis Panel

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of Raritan, NJ

Methodology

Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)

 Includes Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Trichomonas

                 vaginalis, Bacterial Vaginosis, Megaspheara species, Atopobium vaginalis,

                 Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma species

Reference Values

Negative

 See Report

Specimen Requirements

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 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.

 

Computer Interface Code

PDM #  1559854

CPT Code Information

87481 x 2

87661

87798 x 5

 

Useful For

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. The BV test utilizes semiquantitative PCR analysis of the three most predictive marker organisms (Atopobium vaginae, BVAB-2, and Megasphaera-1) to generate a total score that correlates directly with the presence or absence of BV. In this test system, samples with a total score of 0 to 1 are considered negative for BV, samples with a score of 3 to 6 are positive for BV, and samples with a score of 2 are indeterminate for BV. 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.