Specimen Type/Requirements

1 vaginal swab collected in an Aptima® Vaginal Swab Collection Kit or Multitest Collection Kit (orange label)

 or

1 male urethral swab collected in an Aptima® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit (white label)

or

2 mL male urine collected in an Aptima® Urine Transport Tube

Collection Instructions:

Vaginal Swabs: Follow instructions in the Aptima® Vaginal Swab Collection Kit or Multitest Collection Kit (orange label).

Swab specimen collection kit. Excess mucus should be removed prior to sampling.

Aptima Vaginal Swab Collection Kit

Aptima Multitest Swab Collection Kit

Male Urethral Swabs: Follow instructions in the Aptima® Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit (white label).
Swab specimen collection kit. Excess mucus should be removed prior to sampling.

Aptima Unisex Swab Collection Kit

Male Urine: Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (a maximum of 20-30 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives. 2 mL of urine specimen must be transferred into the Aptima® urine specimen transport within 24 hours of collection and before being assayed. Use the tube provided in the urine specimen collection kit. The fluid (urine plus transport media) level in the urine transport tube must fall within the clear pane on the tube label.

Aptima Urine Collection Kit

Reject Criteria:

Transport tubes with 2 swabs • Transport tubes with non-Aptima® swabs • Swab transport tubes with no swab • Swab submitted in non-Aptima® transport containers • Urine samples where the fluid level is not between the black fill lines • Urine submitted in non-Aptima® transport containers • Female urine • Patients less than 15 years of age