Specimen from vaginal cavity using a sterile rayon swab. Do not use cotton swab or swab with wooden shaft. Place swab in a plastic transport tube. Do not place swab in transport medium.
Stability:
24 hours ambient or 36 hours refrigerated. Unstable frozen.
Transport:
Ambient or refrigerated.
Comments:
This test is validated only for female vaginal specimens. Male specimens have not been validated.
Rejection Criteria:
Delayed transport; frozen specimen; specimen collected with cotton swab or swab with a wooden shaft; specimen collected from a male.