Test directory: Trichomonas vaginalis, Females

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 May 22, 2025.
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.