Specimens with no swabs, multiple swabs, or specimens collected on the white-shaft swabs (for cleaning), patient collected swabs.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
7 days
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
3 days
Performing Lab
HealthPartners Central Lab
Reference Interval
Not Detected
Interpretive Data
Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), the most common curable non-viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) agent in the United States, can cause vaginitis, urethritis, cervicitis and prostatitis. Complications from Trichomoniasis can include premature labor, low-birth weight offspring, and premature rupture of membranes. Per the CDC, routine screening of asymptomatic women with HIV infection is recommended. Some infected women have vaginal discharge that might be diffuse, malodorous, or yellow-green with or without vulvar irritation. Most infected persons (70%-85%) have minimal or no symptoms, and untreated infections might last for months to years.
Methodology
Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA)
CPT Codes
87661
Collection
Alias
Epic: 5484
Specimen Preparation
Collection Kit
Source
Aptima Multitest
(Orange, pink swab)
Vaginal, Provider collected
Aptima Unisex
(White, Blue swab)
Endocervical, Provider collected
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens with no swabs, multiple swabs, or specimens collected on the white-shaft swabs (for cleaning), patient collected swabs.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
7 days
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
3 days
Performing Lab
HealthPartners Central Lab
Result Interpretation
Reference Interval
Not Detected
Interpretive Data
Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), the most common curable non-viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) agent in the United States, can cause vaginitis, urethritis, cervicitis and prostatitis. Complications from Trichomoniasis can include premature labor, low-birth weight offspring, and premature rupture of membranes. Per the CDC, routine screening of asymptomatic women with HIV infection is recommended. Some infected women have vaginal discharge that might be diffuse, malodorous, or yellow-green with or without vulvar irritation. Most infected persons (70%-85%) have minimal or no symptoms, and untreated infections might last for months to years.
