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Test Code PCRCU Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR, Urine

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)

Note:  This test is not recommended for the evaluation of suspected sexual abuse, for other medico-legal indications, or for evaluation of children ≤14 years of age. In these circumstances, a genital culture is the test of choice.

Performing Laboratory

Huntsville Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

 

Urine (Males or Females)

 

Collect specimen as follows:

1. Patient should not have urinated for one hour prior to specimen collection.

2. Collect first catch urine (Approximately 10 to 50 ml of the initial urine stream) into a sterile urine collection cup.

3. Maintain sterility and forward properly

Note:

1. For best results female patients should not cleanse the labial area prior to collection.

2. Spermicidal agents and feminine powder sprays interfere with assay and should not be used prior to collection.

3. Maximum storage of unpreserved urine specimen is 24 hrs. at 2-30° C.

4.  Swab specimens collected with the cobas PCR Female Swab Sample Kit and urine/fluid collected with the cobas PCR Urine Sample Kit may be stored at 2-30° C for up to 12 months once the specimens have been stabilized in cobas PCR Media.

 

Reference Values

Chlamydia trachomatis DNA NOT DETECTED by PCR.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday

CPT Coding

87491

Secondary ID

HHA1555

LOINC Coding

Test Name LOINC Code

Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR, Urine

 6357-8