Specimen Requirements

Title

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoeae, DNA, PCR Swab

Specimen Requirement

Collect Urethral or vaginal swab in an Alinity Multi-collect transport tube.

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Stability

Room temp: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 60 days

Reference Range

Negative

Turnaround

1-2 days

Clinical Use

Used for the qualitative detection and differentiation of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG)

Test Code

CTNGP