UROGENITAL EXPANDED PANEL

QUALITY CONTROL:

•    Minimum Volume:
•    1 mL
•    Storage Requirements:
•    Cervicovaginal – ThinPrep/SurePath liquid based Pap vial at 2°C to 30°C.
•    Vaginal – APTIMA swab specimen transport tube at 2°C to 30°C.
•    Endocervical – APTIMA swab specimen transport tube at 2°C to 30°C.
•    Urine – APTIMA urine specimen transport tube at 2°C to 30°C. Fresh at 2°C to 8°C.
•    Stability Requirements:
•     Cervicovaginal, Vaginal, & Endocervical – APTIMA swab specimen transport tube or liquid based Pap preservative vial 2 weeks from collection.
•     Urine – APTIMA urine specimen transport tube 1 week from collection. Urine samples that are still in the primary collection container must be transported to the lab and transferred into the APTIMA urine specimen transport tube within 24 hours of collection.