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TEST ID PAPTRICH TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS BY NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION (ThinPrep)

Important Note

In vitro qualitative nucleic acid amplification test for the detection of ribosomal RNA from Trichomonas vaginalis from PreservCyt solution (ThinPrep PAP test)

Additional Codes

 

 

Performing Laboratory

NRLS-Microbiology

Specimen Type

PreservCyt solution liquid pap specimen (ThinPrep)

 

Specimen Minimum Volume

1 ml PreservCyt solution in ThinPrep container 

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
PreservCyt solution (ThinPrep vial) Refrigerated or ambient 30 days

 

Reference Values

An interpretive report will be provided

Specimen Collection

PreservCyt solution vials (ThinPrep Pap test)

  • Please refer to CYTOLOGY, PAP SMEAR (CYTOPAP) for collection instructions
    • After transport of the liquid pap to the laboratory, the laboratory will transfer 1ml of specimen to the APTIMA specimen transfer tube for processing.

 

Methodology

Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA)