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Order Code LABTVMDU Trichomonas vaginalis by Molecular Detection, Urine

Useful For

Useful for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in voided urine.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Container: Sterile urine cup
Specimen: First-catch (dirty) urine only
Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Maximum Volume: 30 mL

Collection Instructions:
1. Patients should refrain from urinating 1 hour prior to collection.

2. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (approximately 20 mL to 30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives. Collection of larger volumes of urine may result in specimen dilution that may reduce test sensitivity; lesser volumes may not adequately rinse organisms into the specimen.

3. Transport specimen to laboratory.

4. Laboratory staff will aliquot urine to the Cepheid Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit using a  pipette provided in collection kit. (Only if  specimen is within stability requirements) 

Specimen Transport Supplies: GeneXpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit


 

Specimen Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Stability      
Urine in GeneXpert Transport Media Ambient  Not Acceptable
  Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen N/A
Unpreserved Urine in Sterile Cup Ambient Not Acceptable
  Refrigerated 4 days

 

 

Rejection Criteria

  • Clean-catch urine
  • Swabs
  • Unlabeled Specimen
  • Leaking Specimen
  • Frozen Specimen

Performing Laboratory

Ridgeview Medical Center Laboratory

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) on the Cepheid GeneXpert Instrument System.

 

CPT Code

87661

Reference Range

Trichomonas vaginalis: Not Detected