Test Details
Mnemonic
GCPCR
Ordering Code
3000482
CPT-4 Code(s)
87591
Specimen Information
Collect
Variable specimen types
Specimen Preparation
Endocervical swab, first catch urine, rectal swab, oropharyngeal swab specimens.
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 more than 1 hr prior to collection.
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 more than 1 hr prior to collection.
Alternate Specimen
Urine may be collected in an screw capped plastic container but must be tranferred to the Alinity m Multi-Collect Collection Kit with 24 hours.
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
Male urethral swab
Stability
Swab/urine in Multi-Collect
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Urine
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: 4 days
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Urine
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: 4 days
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes