Mycoplasma genitalium

Last Modified: 12/4/2023 10:30:39 AM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation: Patient should not have urinated within one hour prior to collection

Female: patient should not cleanse the labial area prior to providing the specimen
Specimen Requirements:

MALE: 
    Urethral Swab collected in a APTIMA® Unisex Swab Kit (white label)

FEMALE: 
   Vaginal swab in 0.7 mL APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Collection Kit (orange label)

Male Or Female
   2.0 mL urine collected in an Aptima® Urine Transport Tube

Collection Instructions:

MALE:
Male Urethral Swabs:
Follow instructions in the APTIMA® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit (white label).
Excess mucus should be removed prior to sampling.


FEMALE:
Vaginal Swabs:
Follow instructions in the APTIMA® Vaginal Swab Collection Kit or Multitest Collection Kit (orange label).

Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 14 days Ambient (transport)
14 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria: Transport tubes w/2 swabs; transport tubes with non-Aptima swabs • Swab submitted in non-Aptima transport containers • Urine in non-Aptima transport containers
Reference Range: Not detected
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
Clinical Significance: Mycoplasma genitalium was first identified as a cause of inflammatory urogenital disease in men but has since been implicated in causing pelvic inflammatory disease/cervicitis in women. Because of its fastidious nature, this organism is not routinely cultured and is better detected by molecular methods. PCR allows for rapid detection of M. genitalium.
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 3 to 5 days
Days Performed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code: MSOT
EPIC Test Code: MISC
Send Out Test Code: 91475
Alternate Test Names: Mycoplasma genitalium PCR; Mycoplasma genitalium, rRNA, TMA
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 87563

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