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Test ID NBLD0654 Multiplex Vaginal Panel, NAT

AKA

MVP, Cepheid, Xpert

Sanford Laboratories - Bismarck Note:

Trichomonas, Vaginosis, Candida

Specimen Type/Requirements

Cepheid Xpert Swab Specimen Collection Kit: SWAB/G-50-US

 

Vaginal swab collection (break at score line and leave small collection swab in media).

 

*DISCARD SINGLE LARGE SWAB, specimen will be rejected if this swab is placed in media.  This swab is not needed for a vaginal collection.

 

Stability/Transport

 Room Temperature     42 days  Preferred for transport   
 Refrigerated     42 days     
 Frozen     Not Acceptable     

 

Performed Test Frequency

Monday - Sunday

Report Available

Same day as received

Additional Information

Test includes: 

 

1. Bacterial Vaginosis (Atopobium spp., Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacterium 2 and Megasphaera-1.  Note: These organisms are not reported individually.

 

2. Candida group (C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis.  Note: These organisms are not reported separately.

 

3. Candida glabrata-krusei

 

4. Trichomonas vaginalis

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Performing Lab

Sanford Laboratories Sioux Falls, Bismarck and Rapid City

CPT

0352U

Useful For

The Xpert Xpress MVP test is intended to aid in the diagnosis of vaginal infections in women with a clinical presentation consistent with bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, or trichomoniasis using the GeneXpert Instrument System. 

Interface Build Information

 Result Code     Result Code Description   
 27027  Tichomonas Vaginalis
 27028  Candida Group
 27029  Candida Glabrata-Krusei   
 27030   Bacterial Vaginosis
 10353  Internal Control