SURESWAB®, CANDIDIASIS, PCR

Test code 16494

CPT Code(s) 87481 (x4)

Includes

C. albicans, DNA; C. glabrata, DNA; C. tropicalis, DNA; C. parapsilosis, DNA

Methodology

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Reference Range(s)

Alternative Name(s)

C. tropicalis,C. glabrata,C. albicans,C. parapsilosis

Preferred specimen(s)

Vaginal swab in 0.7 ml Aptima® vaginal swab collection kit (orange label)

Minimum volume 0.3 ml

Alternative specimen(s)

Aptima® unisex swab specimen collection kit (white label)

Transport container Aptima® transport tube

Transport temperature Room temperature

No

Specimen stability

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Reject criteria

Samples from leaking, uncapped or broken container
Non-Aptima® vaginal swab collection kit