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SureSwab® Advanced Candida Vaginitis (CV), TMA

Supply #A02 APTIMA Unisex Collection

Test code: 10121

CPT Code(s): 87481 (x2)

Includes: C. albicans, DNA; C. glabrata, DNA; C. tropicalis, DNA; C. parapsilosis, DNA

Methodology: Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Reference Range(s):
  • C. albicans, DNA - Not detected
  • C. glabrata, DNA - Not detected
  • C. tropicalis, DNA - Not detected
  • C. parapsilosis, DNA - Not detected

Test FAQ: SureSwab®, Candidiasis, PCR

Alternative Name(s): C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. albicans, C. parapsilosis

Preferred specimen(s):
Aptima® vaginal swab collection kit (orange label)
Aptima® unisex swab specimen collection kit (white label)

Collection Guide: 

Supply: A02 ptima Unisex Collection

Tests with APTIMA Vaginal Swab as Preferred Specimen:
11363, CT/NG
10016, SureSwab Advanced Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), TMA
10121, SureSwab Advanced Candida Vaginitis (CV), TMA
19550(X), SureSwab Trichomonas vaginalis

Unisex Female 1

Use cleaning swab (white shaft swab with red printing) to remove excess mucus from cervical os and surrounding mucosa. Discard this swab.*

Unisex Female 2
Insert collection swab (blue shaft swab with green printing) into endocervical canal. Gently rotate swab clockwise for 10 to 30 seconds to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw swab carefully; avoid any contact with vaginal mucosa.

Unisex Female 3
While holding swab in hand, unscrew the tube cap. Do not spill tube contents. If the tube contents are spilled, discard and get a new Aptima Unisex swab transport tube. Immediately place swab into transport tube so that the tip of the swab is visible below tube label. Carefully break swabs shaft at the score line against the side of the tube. Discard top portion of swab shaft.

Unisex Female 4
Re-cap swab specimen transport tube tightly.

Collection for Male Urtheral Swab Specimen:
Patient should not have urinated within an hour prior to specimen collection.

Unisex Male 1
Discard cleaning swab (white shaft with red print on label). The cleaning swab if NOT needed for male specimen collection. Insert specimen collection swab (blue shaft swab in package with green printing) 2 cm to 4 cm into urethra. Gently rotate swab clockwise for 2 to 3 seconds in urethra to ensure adequate sampling. Withdraw swab carefully.

Unisex Male 2
While holding swab in hand, unscrew the tube cap. Do not spill tube contents. If the tube contents are spilled, discard and get a new Aptima Unisex swab transport tube. Immediately place swab into transport tube so that the tip of the swab is visible below tube label. Carefully break swabs shaft at the score line against the side of the tube. Discard top portion of swab shaft.

Unisex Male 3
Re-cap swab specimen transport tube tightly.

Transport container: Aptima transport tube

Transport temperature: Room temperature

Specimen stability:

  • Room temperature: 14 days
  • Refrigerated: 14 days
  • Frozen: 30 days

Reject criteria:

  • Samples from leaking
  • Uncapped or broken container
  • Non-Aptima vaginal swab collection kit

For additional supply or collection device information, please contact DLO's Customer Service at (800) 891-2917, option 2.

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed.

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