Overview
EPIC Code:
- LAB2548
Soft Test Code:
- VAGP2
Alternate Names
- Bacterial Vag Panel
- BD Max Vag Panel
- Vag Panel
- Vaginitis Panel PCR
Included Tests
Bacterial Vaginosis; Candida spp; Candida glabrata; Candida krusei; Trichomonas vaginalis
Specimen Collection & Preparation
Specimen Overview
The BD Molecular Swab Collection Kit contains one sterile polyester-tipped vaginal collection swab and a Sample Buffer Tube (SBT) contaning 2.0 mL of potassium phosphate, EDTA, Tween 20, adn Procilin presevatives.
Specimen Requirements:
-OR-
1 Vaginal Swab placed in the Sample Buffer Tube (SBT)
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
No lubricants may be used before/during collection of this test.
Provider collection instructions
Patient in-house collection instructions to be completed at Parkview facility
Swabs are not to be sent home with patients.
Rejection Criteria:
Any swab used other than that in the BD Molecular Swab Sample Buffer kit. Any buffer tube (green cap) received without the correct swab inserted and broken off. Any buffer tube received with a punctured foil top. Any buffer tube received without the liquid buffer.
Transport and Storage:
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Ambient:
21 Days
Properly collected sample
-
Ambient:
4 Days
Samples that have a punctured cap may be stored upright if originally punctured within the 21 day stability.
Clinical Interpretation
Reference Range:
Not Detected
Test Comments:
Bacterial vaginosis result is calculated using an algorithm. Several individual markers and organism profiles are taken into account by this algorithm.
Methodology:
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Production Schedule
Sites Performed
- Parkview Regional Medical Center
Days Performed
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
- Microbiology
Turn Around Time
8 hours / Same Day
Coding & Compliance
CPT Coding
81514