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Test Code LAB20732 Vaginitis Panel PCR (COVLAB Cepheid) - Female Only

Department

Immunology

Collection Requirements

Genital Swab:

For specific instructions on how to collect vaginal swab samples, please refer to the link(s) below showing printable step by step instructions. The documents can be found on the “Lab Forms and Resources” tab on the Laboratory page in COVNET

Cepheid-Clinician-Collected-Vaginal-Swab-Specimen-Collection

Cepheid-Patient-Collected-Vaginal-Swab-Specimen-Collection Note: Self collected vaginal swab specimens must be collected in a clinical care setting with health care providers available.

Primary Collection Container

Xpert Media

Transport

Swab collection Refrigerated

Preferred Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Stability

Genital Swab collected in a Cepheid Xpert Swab Specimen Collection Kit: 42 days Refrigerated or Ambient

Reference Range

Bacterial Vaginitis: Negative

Candida species: Negative

Trichomonas Vaginalis: Negative

Methodology

Cepheid PCR (RT-PCR)

Performed

As completed

Reported

Sunday-Saturday

CPT Codes

87801, 87481, 87661

Unacceptable Conditions

Samples sent outside of conditions listed in stability section.

Samples sent in collection container/devices not listed

Additional Information

The Xpert Xpress MVP test utilizes real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the amplification of specific DNA targets and utilizes fluorogenic target-specific hybridization probes to detect and differentiate DNA from:

Organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis (detected organisms not reported individually) -Atopobium spp. (Atopobium vaginae, Atopobium novel species CCUG 55226) -Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacterium 2 (BVAB2) -Megasphaera-1

Candida spp. (C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei (species not differentiated))

Trichomonas vaginalis