Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Amplified Nucleic Acid Detection

Endocervical or urethral specimen: Collect using the APTIMA Unisex Swab kit. Collect specimen with narrow-tipped APTIMA swab (labeled APTIMA Unisex Collection Swab); place swab in APTIMA Swab transport tube. (Large swab labeled APTIMA Cleaning Swab is used only to remove excess cervical mucus before collecting specimen with small swab. Discard large swab after cleaning cervix.)

Vagina: Collect vaginal specimen using the APTIMA Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit. NOTE: The test performance of vaginal swab specimens has not been evaluated in pregnant women or women less than 16 years of age.

Throat: Collect throat/pharynx specimens using the APTIMA Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit.

Anal: Collect anal/rectal specimens using the APTIMA Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit. Avoid collecting stool on the swab.

Urine: Collect first stream of first morning void (Dirty Catch for maximal sensitivity) or first stream at least 1 hour after last void in urine cup.

Also acceptable: Wait at least 1 hour after last void, then collect first stream urine in urine cup.

Unacceptable specimens:

Catheterized urine, Frozen urine, unpreserved urine received >24 hours after collection, gel-based culture swab.

Ocular (cornea and conjunctiva) specimens. For “Chlamydia trachomatis by Nucleic Acid Amplification, Ocular “please refer to code 567 in OLTG.

Swab or Urine in APTIMA tube: Transport under ambient conditions within 30 days

Unpreserved urine: Transport under ambient conditions within 24 hours; specimens received after 24 hours will be rejected.

Alert! Unpreserved urine must be transferred to an APTIMA urine tube within 24 hours of collection.

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