Test Details
Mnemonic
MUPCR
Ordering Code
3400019
CPT-4 Code(s)
87798 x 3, 87563
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Male urine: Patient should not have urinated within one hour prior to collection. Patient to provide a first catch urine.
Collect
Male urine or
Male urethral swab or
Vaginal swab
Male urethral swab or
Vaginal swab
Specimen Preparation
Vaginal Swab: Follow instructions in the Aptima® Swab Specimen Collection kit or Multitest Collection kit.
Urine: Male urine collected in an Aptima® Urine Specimen Transport tube. Collect a first-catch urine in a urine cup (preservative free). Transfer 2.0 mL of urine to an Aptima® Urine Specimen Transport tube within 24 hours of collection and before being assayed. Fluid levels should be between the black lines on the tube label.
Male Urethral swab: Follow instructions in the Aptima® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit.
Please note: Aptima® Combo II Urine transport media is currently unavailable.
Urine: Male urine collected in an Aptima® Urine Specimen Transport tube. Collect a first-catch urine in a urine cup (preservative free). Transfer 2.0 mL of urine to an Aptima® Urine Specimen Transport tube within 24 hours of collection and before being assayed. Fluid levels should be between the black lines on the tube label.
Male Urethral swab: Follow instructions in the Aptima® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit.
Please note: Aptima® Combo II Urine transport media is currently unavailable.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Urine from a female patient, transport tubes with 2 swabs, transport tubes with non-Aptima® swabs, transport tubes with no swab, swab in non-Aptima® transport tube, urine submitted in non-Aptima® transport containers, urine samples where the fluid level is not between the black lines.
Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
Mycoplasma hominis, Real Time PCR: not detected
Mycoplasma genitalium, Real Time PCR: not detected
Ureaplasma species, Real Time PCR:
U. parvum DNA: not detected
U. urealyticum DNA: not detected
Mycoplasma genitalium, Real Time PCR: not detected
Ureaplasma species, Real Time PCR:
U. parvum DNA: not detected
U. urealyticum DNA: not detected
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes