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.