"Clinical Significance
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA with Reflex to Alternate Target, Urogenital - To screen for the infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal, endocervical and urethral swabs or urine from men and women.

Preferred Specimen(s)
1 vaginal swab in APTIMA® Transport Tube or
1 endocervical or urethral swab in APTIMA® Transport Tube or
2 mL urine in APTIMA® Transport Tube or
1 mL liquid cytology (PreservCyt®) preservative (ThinPrep®) in APTIMA® Transfer Tube or
0.5 mL SurePath™ preservative fluid in APTIMA® Transfer Tube

Minimum Volume
1 vaginal swab in APTIMA® Transport • 1 endocervical or urethral swab in APTIMA® Transport • 2 mL urine in APTIMA® Transport • 1 mL PreservCyt® (ThinPrep®) in APTIMA® Transfer Tube • 0.5 mL SurePath™ fluid in APTIMA® Transfer Tube

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

Specimen Stability
Liquid cytology (Preservcyt®) Preservative (ThinPrep®)
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 12 months
 

SurePath™ Preservative Fluid
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
 
Urine in APTIMA® Transport Medium
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 12 months
 
Swabs in APTIMA® Transport
Room temperature: 60 days
Refrigerated: 60 days
Frozen: 12 months

Includes
Chlamydia trachomatis RNA, TMA, Urogenital
Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Urogenital
 
If either Chlamydia trachomatis RNA, TMA, Urogenital or Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Urogenital are Detected, then Chlamydia trachomatis, TMA (Alternate Target), Urogenital or Neisseria gonorrhoeae, TMA (Alternate Target), Urogenital will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87491 or 87591)

Patient Preparation
Urine: Patient should not have urinated within one hour prior to collection. Female patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen.

Methodology
Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA)

Reference Range(s)
C. trachomatis RNA, TMA, Urogenital    Not detected
N. gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Urogenital    Not detected