- AMGEN
Mycoplasma genitalium, Transcription-Mediated Amplification, Urine or Urogenital Swab
Specimen:
Test Code
AMGEN
Specimen Name
Mycoplasma genitalium, Transcription-Mediated Amplification, Urine or Urogenital Swab
Collect
1-Swab or Urine specimen
Submit
Aptima Media- Yellow is for Urine Ambient, Orange is for Vaginal or Penile/Meatal Ambient
Special Handling
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Rejection Criteria
Midstream urine specimen, Clean catch urine specimen, Overfilled or underfilled urine transport tubes, Specimen collected into a SurePath Prep device or ThinPrep vial, Transport tubes containing a cleaning swab or more than 1 swab, Multiple sources on single tube
Stability
Ambient 30 days in Aptima tube, Refrigerated 30 days in Aptima tube, Frozen 60 days in Aptima tube
Methodology
Transcription-Mediated Amplification, and Dual Kinetic Assay
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
2-6 days
CPT Codes
- 87563
Components
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Additional Information
Specimen source is required.
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Common Lab Definitions
- Serum
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