NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,TMA (ALT TARGET),UROGENITAL

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NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,TMA (ALT TARGET),UROGENITAL

$ 90.00

Detail Description

Clinical Significance
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, TMA (Alternate Target), Urogenital - Several methods are available for the detection of N. gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens. These methods include: Observation of gram-negative intracellular diplococci in gram-stained smears of urethral discharges from men and of endocervical secretions from women; Growth of N. gonorrhoeae from the urethra (men) or endocervix on selective culture media followed by demonstration of typical colonial morphology; and/or detection of N. gonorrhoeae with non-culture laboratory tests. A definitive diagnosis of gonorrhoea requires: Isolation of N. gonorrhoeae from the sites of exposure by culture; demonstration of typical colonial morphology, a positive oxidase test, and typical gram-negative morphology; And finally, a confirmation by specific identification methods. These confirmation methods may include acid production from carbohydrates, rapid enzyme tests, serologic assays, and tests for specific nucleic acids, such as is performed by the CT/NG APTIMA® TMA Assay.


Preferred Specimen(s)
1 vaginal, endocervical or urethral swab collected in an APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection kit or Multi-Test collection kit, or Unisex swab specimen collection kit or
2 mL urine with no preservative transferred into an APTIMA® urine collection kit or
1 mL PreservCyt® (ThinPrep®) transferred into APTIMA® Specimen Transfer tube (green label) or APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection kit or Multi-Test collection kit Collection tube (orange label)

Collection Instructions
Swabs: Swab must be submitted in APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection kit or Multi-Test collection kit, or Unisex Swab Specimen Collection tube. Follow instructions in the APTIMA® Specimen Collection Kits for Vaginal, Endocervical and Urethral Swab Specimens package insert. In females, to ensure collection of an adequate specimen, columnar epithelial cells lining the endocervix should be obtained. To that effect, excess mucus should be removed prior to sampling by using the white shaft cleaning swab which is discarded after use.
Collection Container: APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection kit or Multi-Test collection kit, or Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit.

Urine: Urine must be submitted in APTIMA® Urine Specimen Collection tube within 24 hours of collection. The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (approximately 20-30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives. Collection of larger volumes of urine may result in specimen dilution that may reduce test sensitivity. Female patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen. Thus, a urine sample collected from a female for Chlamydia/GC TMA cannot be collected at the same voiding event as that urine which would be intended for bacterial culture. Remove the cap of the APTIMA® Urine Specimen Collection tube and transfer 2 mL of urine into the urine specimen transport tube using the disposable pipette provided. The correct volume of urine has been added when the fluid level is between the black lines within the clear pane on the urine specimen transport tube label.
Collection Container: APTIMA® Urine Specimen Collection Kit.

PreservCyt® (ThinPrep®): Transfer 1 mL of PreservCyt® (ThinPrep®) solution into APTIMA® Specimen Transfer tube (green label) or APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit or Multi-Test collection kit Collection tube (orange label).

 IMPORTANT: Please review the Specimen Collection instructions SPECIMEN COLLECTION GUIDES FOR APTIMA for this test
APTIMA® transport tube

Transport Temperature
Room temperature

Specimen Stability
Endocervical, urethral and vaginal swabs
Room temperature: 60 days
Refrigerated: 60 days
Frozen: 1 year
 
Urine in APTIMA® urine collection kit
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 1 year
 
PreservCyt® solution specimen in APTIMA®

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 1 year

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