CPT Code(s):

87491 & 87591

Other Names:

Test Includes:

Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT and NG)

Specimen Requirements:

First catch female urine specimen must be transferred to the Xpert Urine Transport Reagent or Xpert CT/NG Urine Transport Reagent tube within 24 hours of primary collection if shipped and/or stored at room temperature.

First catch male urine specimen must be transferred to the Xpert Urine Transport Reagent or Xpert CT/NG Urine Transport Reagent tube within 3 days of primary collection if shipped and/or stored at room temperature.

First catch male and female urine specimen NOT transferred to the Xpert Urine Transport Reagent or Xpert CT/NG Urine Transport Reagent tube (unpreserved urine specimen) can be shipped and/or stored for up to 8 days at 4 °C ± 2°C.

First catch female urine specimen that is transferred to the Xpert Urine Transport Reagent or Xpert CT/NG Urine Transport Reagent tube (preserved female urine specimen) can be shipped and/or stored up to 45 days at 2 °C to 15 °C, or up to 3 days at 2 °C to 30 °C before testing with the Xpert CT/NG test.

First catch male urine specimen that is transferred to the Xpert Urine Transport Reagent or Xpert CT/NG Urine Transport Reagent tube (preserved male urine specimen) can be shipped and/or stored up to 45 days at 2 °C to 30 °C before testing with the Xpert CT/NG test.

Container

Urine collection cup and/or Cepheid collection kit

Collection Instructions:

See Specimen Requirements

Stability:

See Specimen Requirements

Rejection Criteria / Special Instructions:

With urine specimens, assay interference may be observed in the presence of: blood (>0.3% v/v), mucin (>0.2% w/v), bilirubin (>0.2 mg/mL), or Vagisil feminine powder (>0.2% w/v).

Methodology:

Cepheid