VAGINITIS/VAGINOSIS, DNA PROBE, DIRECT
Test Code: LAB914
Alternate Test ID
180026
Specimen Container
BD Affirm Collection Kit
Specimen Handling
BD Affirm Collection Kit
Remove the reagent bottle from the foil package
Break the ampule by firmly squeezing the dropper, one time only, close to the center
Dispense all of the liquid into the sample collection tube
Use the swab to collect vaginal secretions
Place swab in the sample collection tube
Snap the shaft at the score mark
Tightly cap
Send Room Temp or Refrigerated
Remove the reagent bottle from the foil package
Break the ampule by firmly squeezing the dropper, one time only, close to the center
Dispense all of the liquid into the sample collection tube
Use the swab to collect vaginal secretions
Place swab in the sample collection tube
Snap the shaft at the score mark
Tightly cap
Send Room Temp or Refrigerated
Collection Procedure
BD Affirm Collection Kit
Unacceptable Conditions
Other sources of swabs
Frozen specimens
Frozen specimens
Temperature
Room Temp (20° to 24°C) or Refrigerated (2-8°C)
Methodology
Qualitative Nucleic Acid Probe
Stability
Ambient: 3 days
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Test Includes
This panel test includes these individual test components: Candida species, Gardnerella vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis
Schedule
Daily
Turn Around Time
Within 24 hours
Place of Service
LabCorp or OMD
Additional Information
If sending to LabCorp, pack out to REFERENCE LAB LABCORP. For current test information open the link on the LabCorp Order code below.
Interpretive Data
All test results should be correlated with clinical history
LabCorp Test Code
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