Specimen Requirements
Title
Chlamydia/Gonorrhoeae DNA PCR, Urine
Specimen Requirement
Urine in sterile urine container or Abbott Multi-collect specimen collection container. If using multi-collection kit, urine level must fall within the clear window of the specimen transport tube label.
Methodology
PCR Multiplex assay using DNA amplification
Stability
Room Temp: 14 days; Refrigerate: 14 days; Frozen: 90 days
Reference Range
Turnaround
1-3 days
Clinical Use
The Neisseria gonorrhoea assay is a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the direct, qualitative detection of the plasmid DNA of Chlamydia trachomatis and the genomic DNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This assay is used for the dual detection of the sexually transmitted disease pathogens, C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae.
Test Code
CGGL