CHPCR – “Chlamydia Testing by PCR”

Update to rejection criteria and specimen preparation.

Specimen Preparation: Endocervical swab, first catch urine, rectal swab, oropharyngeal swab. Swab specimens must be collected using the Alinity m Multi-Collect Collection Kit. Urine specimens must be first catch and the swab can be discarded. Patients should not have urinated less than 1 hour prior. 

Rejection Criteria: Specimens submitted with the white cleaning swab or with two swabs. Swabs in any media (e.g., M4, UTM, or Aptima media) other than the Alinity m Multi-Collect Collection Kit. Urine specimens
where the liquid level in the urine transport tube does not fall within the clear fill window of the transport tube label (do not overfill). Urine specimens in sterile containers that have exceeded the 24 hour stability. Specimens collected in liquid cytology containers or media will not be tested.
Male urethral swab