Test directory: Trichomonas vaginalis, Males

Ordering Code 5677
Test Name Trichomonas vaginalis, Males
Alias Trichomonas vaginalis RNA, Qualitative, TMA, Males
Preferred Specimen Urine
Preferred Container Aptima urine transport tube
Other Specimen/Container Urethral swab in Aptima unisex swab specimen collection kit, raw urine
Optimum Volume 2 mL
Collection Instructions Male 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. 2 mL of urine specimen MUST be transferred into the Gen-Probe Aptima Urine transport ASAP or within 24 hours of collection.
Handling Instructions Raw urine must be kept refrigerated and transferred into
Aptima urine tube within 24 hours of collection.
Transport Requirements Aptima urine and swab collection kit
Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Ambient
Raw urine
Oahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability Aptima urine collection kit Ambient: 30 Days Refrigerated: 30 Days Frozen: 6 Months
Aptima urethral swab Ambient: 60 Days Refrigerated: 60 Days Frozen: 6 Months
Raw urine Refrigerated: 24 Hours Frozen: 24 Hours
Rejection Criteria Female urine, Vaginal swabs
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, Male ALL See report.