Overview
EPIC Code:
- LAB3251
Soft Test Code:
- DACTF
Alternate Names
- Chlamydia by Nucleic Acid Probe
- Chlamydia Female Direct Access
- Chlamydia trachomatis by Probe
- Chlamydia, NAA; RNACT
Specimen Collection & Preparation
Specimen Requirements:
-OR-
8.0 mL Urine in a Yellow Conical Tube
Minimum Volume:
5.0 mL Urine ** This volume does not allow for repeat testing
Specimen Information:
Collect in: 
Transfer to: 
Collection Instructions:
Patient should not urinate for at least one hour prior to collecting the specimen.
Collect the first catch urine (approximately 20-50 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives.
Processing Instructions:
This part of the preparation should be performed at Parkview Regional Medical Center only- the urine will come to Parkview Regional Medical Center in the collected Yellow Conical Tubes. Urine Swab is in the Yellow PCR Media Tube.
Once the collected yellow conical is received at PRMC Laboratory, the urine will be placed in the PCR Media (shown here).
Rejection Criteria:
Urine Specimens from Catheters
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
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Ambient (18-24°C):
24 Hours
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
24 Hours
-OR-
Vaginal Swab collected in Yellow PCR Media Tube
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Patient Collection Instructions
English collection Vaginal Swab
Spanish collection Vaginal Swab
Burmese collection Vaginal Swab
Arabic collection Vaginal Swab
Provider Collections
Rejection Criteria:
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
14 Days
Must be refrigerated within 8 hours after collection.
-OR-
Endocervical Swab collected in Yellow PCR Media Tube
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Provider Collections
Rejection Criteria:
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
14 Days
Must be refrigerated within 8 hours after collection.
-OR-
Oropharyngeal (Throat) Swab collected in Yellow PCR Media Tube
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Provider Collections
Rejection Criteria:
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
14 Days
Must be refrigerated within 8 hours after collection.
-OR-
Anorectal Swab collected in Yellow PCR Media Tube
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Provider Collections
Rejection Criteria:
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
14 Days
Must be refrigerated within 8 hours after collection.
Clinical Interpretation
Reference Range:
Negative for Chlamydia trachomatis by amplified probe
Test Comments:
For patients less than 12 years of age - Culture is the only recommended procedure for diagnosing chlamydial or gonorrheal infection in cases of suspected child abuse.
Methodology:
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Production Schedule
Sites Performed
- Parkview Regional Medical Center
Days Performed
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Departments
- Molecular Diagnostics
Coding & Compliance
CDM
01418035
CPT Coding
87491
Medical Necessity Documentation
Duplicate testing on this test is not acceptable per Medicare. Testing to only be done every 14 days.