Swab or urine 

Swab Specimens:
1. Collect the specimen using the appropriate collection swab (no wooden swabs).
2. Place the swab in Cobas media or M4-RT viral transport media.
3. Label the tube with the patient's full name, date of birth, identification number, date and time of collection, initials of the person collecting the specimen, and the specimen source.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
5. The specimen source is required on the request form for processing.

Urine:
1. Collect 10 - 50 mL from a first-catch, random urine collection in a polypropylene container without preservative. Urine that has been transferred to a yellow top tube without preservative is also acceptable.
2. Label the container with the patient's full name, date of birth, identification number, date and time of collection, initials of the person collecting the specimen, and the specimen source.
3. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
4. The specimen source is required on the request form for processing.

TESTS CAN ALSO BE ORDERED INDIVIDUALLY, SEE:

CT PCR (Chlamydia trachomatis Detection by PCR)
NG PCR (Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detection by PCR)

Room temperature - 24 hours

1. Swabs with wooden shafts are not acceptable.
2. The swab MUST BE PRESENT in the transport media.
3. Urine specimens containing preservative (gray top or tiger top urine tubes) are not acceptable.
4. GenProbe (Aptima) urine transport tubes are not acceptable.
 

87491 - Chlamydia PCR (EAP 30051001)
87591 - Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR (EAP 30051021)