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Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)

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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
• Urine using the APTIMA^® Urine Specimen Collection 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.
• Urine specimens – please refer to instructions in Collection of Urine Specimens Using the APTIMA^® Urine Collection 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.
• APTIMA^® urine vials must be filled with urine to the level designated on the tube (between the black lines). Over- or under-filled tubes will be rejected.

1-2 days

Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)

Test results may be affected by improper/inadequate specimen collection. If excess mucus is not removed prior to specimen collection, sampling of columnar epithelial cells lining the endocervix is not ensured, which could cause a false negative test result.

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