Result Test Name
SOURCE MTB
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
123012881
Laboratory Test Name
Chlamydiae Species Culture (Quest)
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
31208-2
Collection Container
STERILE SWAB
Units
-
Collection Requirements
Preferred Specimen(s) Endocervical endourethral or rectal mucosa (without feces) swab in VCM or equivalent Alternative Specimen(s) Vaginal swab on children <13 years Minimum Volume 1 swab in VCM or equivalent Collection Instructions Place swab into VCM (equal volumes of fluid and VCM) or equivalent and transport the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible. Best recovery is obtained when the specimens are refrigerated at 2-8? C prior to shipment. Specimens in VCM or equivalent should be frozen at -70? C or colder and transported on dry ice. Storage or transport at -20? C is not acceptable. Due to potential propagation of SARS-CoV-2 virus in Chlamydia culture cells respiratory and eye specimens are no longer accepted. The recommended alternative for respiratory and eye specimens is 4966-Chlamydia trachomatis Antigen DFA.
Container Temp
Frozen (2)
Container Volume
-
Test Info
-
Shipping Instructions
Transport Container VCM medium (green-cap) tube or equivalent Transport Temperature Frozen -70? C (dry ice) Specimen Stability VCM medium or equivalent Room temperature: Unacceptable Refrigerated: 48 hours Frozen -20? C: Unacceptable Frozen -70? C: 30 days Reject Criteria Specimens submitted in Viral Transport Media that do not support Chlamydia ? Wooden shaft and calcium alginate swabs ? Bacterial transport systems ? Molecular transport systems ? Respiratory specimens ? Eye (conjunctival) specimens