Trichomonas vaginalis Amplified Nucleic Acid Detection

Note: Please indicate specimen type with all orders.

• Endocervical: Collect specimen with APTIMA Unisex Collection Kit (narrow-tipped blue swab into white tube with purple lettering). Specimens submitted in the APTIMA Multitest Collection Kit (orange tube with pink swab) will be accepted and performed with a suboptimal comment attached to the result.
• Vaginal: Collect specimen using the APTIMA Multitest Collection Kit (orange tube with pink swab). Clinician-collected and patient-collected in a healthcare facility setting are approved. Specimens submitted in the APTIMA Unisex Collection Kit (narrow-tipped blue swab into white tube with purple lettering) will be accepted and performed with a suboptimal comment attached to the result.
• Urine: Utilize disposable pipette included in the APTIMA Urine Collection Kit to transfer 2 mL of unpreserved urine into the yellow tube.
• Male Urethra: This specimen type is suboptimal for this test. Either the APTIMA Multitest Collection Kit (orange tube with pink swab) or APTIMA Unisex Collection Kit (narrow-tipped blue swab into white tube with purple lettering) will be performed with a suboptimal comment attached to the result.
• Liquid Pap Specimen: Transfer PreservCyt Solution liquid Pap specimen into the APTIMA Specimen Transfer tube (green label)

Unacceptable specimens: Catheterized urine, frozen urine, unpreserved urine >24 hours after collection, gel-based culture swab, Eswab, or any APTIMA tube containing the white cleaning swab. Conjunctival samples are not performed by UW Laboratory Medicine: send to Mayo ordered as Chlamydia trachomatis by NAT, Conjunctival (Sendout) [RCHLAM].