Test Details
Mnemonic
BVTMA
Ordering Code
3600300
CPT-4 Code(s)
81513
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patient must be 14 years of age or older.
Collect
Pink Vaginal specimen swab from Aptima® MultiTest Swab Collection Kit
Specimen Preparation
Collect vaginal specimen using the pink swab from Aptima® MultiTest Swab collection kit. Place
swab in the MultiTest Swab Specimen Transport Tube, break shaft at scoreline then recap tube.
swab in the MultiTest Swab Specimen Transport Tube, break shaft at scoreline then recap tube.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Specimens in any transport media not listed above. Specimen in MultiTest swab transport media
without a swab.
without a swab.
Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 90 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 90 days
Methodology
Qualitative Transcription-Mediated Amplification
Reference Range
Bacterial Vaginosis by TMA Negative
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes