Test directory: Chlamydia / GC TMA, Rectal

Ordering Code 5842
Test Name Chlamydia / GC TMA, Rectal
Alias C. trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Rectal
Preferred Specimen Rectal
Preferred Container APTIMA Combo 2 Transport Media
Collection Instructions Use swab included in APTIMA collection kit, other swabs are not acceptable. Indicate source on requisition. Testing is not intended for the evaluation of suspected sexual abuse or for other medico-legal indications.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Ambient
Specimen Stability Ambient: 30 Days
Refrigerated: 30 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Rejection Criteria Transport tubes with 2 swabs, Transport tubes with non-APTIMA swabs, M4 or Viral Culture Media (VCM)
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 June 1, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Chlamydia trachomatis TMA, Rectal ALL See report.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae TMA, Rectal ALL See report.