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Candida Species

Detection of Candida species by realtime PCR.

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Submit only one (1) of the following specimens:

• ThinPrep ^® Pap specimen
• Endocervical swab using APTIMA^® Unisex Swab Collection Kit
• Vaginal swab using APTIMA^® Multitest Swab Specimen Kit

• ThinPrep^® specimens – please refer to instructions in Collection of Pap Specimens Using ThinPrep.^® Collect material as for a routine Pap specimen; it is important that cervical mucus be removed.
• Endocervical swab specimens – please refer to instructions in Collection of Endocervical Swab Specimens Using the APTIMA^® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit.
• Vaginal swab specimens – please refer to instructions in Collection of Vaginal Swab Specimens Using the APTIMA^® Multitest Swab Specimen Kit.

Store specimens at room temperature (15 to 30°C) until transported. DO NOT freeze.

• APTIMA^® swab vial specimens submitted without a swab will be rejected.
• Click here for Specimen Rejection Criteria.

1-2 days

Real time PCR

• This assay detects C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, and C. tropicalis. Other species of Candida are not detected.
• Test results may be affected by improper/inadequate specimen collection.

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