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Test Code TVRNA Trichomonas vaginalis, NAA

Performing Laboratory

MaineGeneral Medical Center

Specimen Requirements

Source Collection Device Sample Stability

Dirty catch

Urine 

(1st part of

void)

 Sterile container

Must be received with 24 hours of 

collection to preserve; preserved sample

is stable for 30 days at 2-30°C
Vagina

Aptima Multitest Swab

(orange label)

Aptima collection devices are stable 

for 60 days at  2-30°C.
Endocervical Aptima Unisex Swab See above
Urethral Aptima Unisex Swab See above

​For swabs, collection instructions can be found on the packaging.​ 

Minimum volume:

Urine: 1 sterile container

Swab: 1 swab 

If both Neisseria gonorrhoeae & Chlamydia trachomatis are also requested, testing for all 3 may be performed from a single swab. 

Specimen stability:

Refer to collection chart above 

 

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87661

Useful For

Detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in urine, endocervial, vaginal or urethral (male's only) specimens.

Day(s) Test Performed

Batched testing, once per week