Test Details
Mnemonic
SWCN
Ordering Code
3723400
CPT-4 Code(s)
Chlamydia: 87491; Gonorrhoeae: 87591
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patients should not urinate within 1 hour of collection. Female patients should not cleanse labial area prior to collection.
Collect
Surepath™
Specimen Preparation
Send 1.0 mL SurePath™ Preservative Fluid refrigerated in a Aptima® transfer tube (green label). Specimen must be transferred to Aptima® tube within 4 days of collection.
Specimen may also be sent in Aptima® Vaginal collection tube (orange label) or Aptima® Unisex colleciton tube (white label).
Specimen may also be sent in Aptima® Vaginal collection tube (orange label) or Aptima® Unisex colleciton tube (white label).
Alternate Specimen
ThinPrep® (PreservCyt): Send 1.0 mL fluid in Aptima® transport tube (green label) or Aptima® Vaginal collection tube (orange label) or Aptima ® Unisex collection tube (white label).
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA)
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes