Additional Information:
Epic order code: LAB1230600
This assay is also included in the following panel:
Multitest Profile, Vaginal Swab, NAA [LAB3725]
Specimen Requirements:
• Aptima Multitest Swab Collection Kit
o Clinician collected vaginal swab using the Aptima Multitest Swab Collection Kit
o Patient collected vaginal swab using the Aptima Multitest Swab Collection Kit
o Patient collected penile meatal swab using the Aptima Multitest Swab Collection Kit
Unacceptable Conditions:
• Swabs or samples collected in any other transport media
• No swab present
Stability (collection to initiation of testing):
• Swab specimens collected in the Aptima Multitest Swab Collection can be stored at 2ºC to 30ºC for up to 30 days
• If longer storage is needed, swab specimens in transport tubes can be stored at
-20ºC or -70ºC for an additional 60 days
Use:
This test is used to detect sexually transmitted diseases, specifically:
• Candida species group (C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis)
• Candida glabrata
• Trichomonas vaginalis
Reported:
4 days from receipt of the specimen
Reference Values:
Negative (interpretative report provided)
Interpretation Data:
| C spp Result | C. glabrata Result | TV Result | Result | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Negative | Valid | Candida species group RNA detected |
| Positive | Positive | Negative | Valid | Candida species group RNA and Candida glabrata RNA detected |
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Valid | Candida species group RNA and Trichomonas vaginalis RNA detected |
| Positive | Positive | Positive | Valid | Candida species group RNA, Candida glabrata RNA, and Trichomonas vaginalis RNA detected |
| Negative | Positive | Negative | Valid | Candida glabrata RNA detected |
| Negative | Negative | Positive | Valid | Trichomonas vaginalis RNA detected |
| Negative | Positive | Positive | Valid | Candida glabrata RNA and Trichomonas vaginalis RNA detected |
| Negative | Negative | Negative | Valid | Negative for Candida species group, Candida glabrata and Trichomonas vaginalis |
| Invalid | Invalid | Invalid | Invalid | Invalid: there was an error in the generation of the result. Specimen should be retested |