Specimen Collection Manual and Test Catalog

1 throat swab in Aptima® Transport Tube

Use the Aptima® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit (white label) or Aptima® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit or Multi-test Collection Kit (orange label). Using a tongue depressor, insert the small, blue-shafted collection swab (unisex kit, not the white-shafted cleansing swab) or the small pink-shafted collection swab (vaginal or multi-test kit) and vigorously rub the tonsils and the posterior pharynx. Carefully remove the swab without touching any area of the mouth. Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the swab into the transport tube. Carefully break the swab shaft at the score line. Re-cap the swab specimen transport tube tightly, label and ship to the lab.

Room temperature.

Room temperature: 30 days. Refrigerated: 30 days. Frozen: 30 days.

Transport tubes with 2 swabs. Transport tubes with non-Aptima® swabs. Swab transport tubes with no swab. Specimens in broken containers. Swab submitted in viral transport media.

Results from the Aptima® Combo 2 Assay should be interpreted in conjunction with other laboratory and clinical data available to the clinician. The Aptima® Combo 2 Assay is not intended for the evaluation of suspected sexual abuse or for other medico-legal indications.

The analytical performance characteristics of this assay have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. The modifications have not been cleared or approved by the FDA. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

C. trachomatis TMA, Throat; N. gonorrhoeae TMA, Throat.

CT/NG Aptima,CT/GC Aptima,CT/GC TMA,CT/NG TMA, Quest test code 70051, Ctng Throat

Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Throat - Both Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae may infect the oral/pharyngeal cavity of sexually active individuals. Detection of this organism may be important for determining the risk for disease progression or transmission.