Test Code CHLAMGC Chlamydia/GC by PCR

Specimen Requirements
Endocervical/Vaginal Swab Specimens:
1. Use only the Xpert CT/NG Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection kit (available from the AVH Laboratory)
2. These specimens must be collected and tested before the expiration date of the Swab Transport Reagent tube.
Urine Specimens:
1. Use only the Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit (available from the AVH Laboratory) or unpreserved urine collected in a sterile container.
2. These specimens must be collected and tested before the expiration date of the Urine Transport Reagent tube.
Specimen Stability:
Once placed into the appropriate Transport Reagent tube after collection, specimens must arrive at the AVH Lab for testing within 3 days when stored at room temperature, 45 days when stored refrigerated at 2-8C.
Sources that include: oral/throat, ocular or rectal/anal should be collected using the APTIMA collection Unisex swab (available from the AVH Laboratory). Order Mayo Medical Laboratories test MGRNA - "N. gonorrhoeae, Misc, Amplified RNA", CPT 87591.
Reference Values
Negative
The Xpert CT/NG Assay should not be used for the evaluation of suspected sexual abuse or for other medico-legal indications.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Sunday through Saturday; results available same day.
Test Classification and CPT Coding
CPT: 87491, 87591
Methodology
Qualitative in vitro real-time PCR
Testing performed on the 'Cepheid GeneXpert Instrument System'