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Ordering Code	5633
Test Name	Trichomonas vaginalis, Females
Alias	SureSwab Trichomonas vaginalis RNA, Qualitative TMA, Females
Preferred Specimen	Vaginal Swab
Preferred Container	Aptima Combo 2 Transport media
Other Specimen/Container	Endocervical swab in Aptima unisex swab specimen collection kit, Urine in Aptima urine collection kit, raw urine
Optimum Volume	1 Swab
Collection Instructions	Female urine: The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection. Patient to provide a first-catch urine (20-30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a clean urine collection cup. Patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen 2 mL of urine specimen MUST be transferred into the Gen-Probe Aptima Urine transport tube ASAP or within 24 hours of collection.
Handling Instructions	Raw urine mut be kept refrigerated and transferred into Aptima urine tube within 24 hours of collection.
Transport Requirements	Aptima swab and urine collection kit Oahu: Ambient Airline: Ambient Raw Urine Oahu: Refrigerated Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability	Aptima Vaginal/Endocervical swab Ambient: 60 days Refrigerated: 60 days Frozen: 6 months Aptima urine collection kit Ambient: 30 days Refrigerated: 30 days Frozen: 6 months Raw urine Refrigerated: 24 hours Frozen: 24 hours
Rejection Criteria	Male urine, Male urethral swab
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	5 Days
Methodology	Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA)
Reference Lab	Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of November 21, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
T. vaginalis RNA, QL, TMA, Female	ALL								See report.