1. Aptima Unisex Collector: use for endocervical, urethral specimens.
2. Aptima Multitest Collector: use for vaginal, throat, or rectal specimens. Refer to specimen collection instructions in links below.
3. Urine Specimens: A first void specimen of 20-50ml, not midstream should be collected in a sterile container. No cleansing wipes should be used. For best stability and to reduce issues of leaking, the urine can be transferred using an Aptima urine collection kit or a sterile pipette can be used to transfer the urine into an Aptima Urine specimen transfer tube if kit is not available.
4. Cervical specimen with the ThinPrep Pap Test Collection Kit.
5. Xpert Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit for endocervical swab specimens, patient-collected vaginal swab specimens (collectedd in a clinical setting), throat and rectal specimens.

Refrigerated (2-8ºC) or Ambient (20-25ºC)

1. The performance of the CT and NG molecular assays have not been evaluated in patients less than 14 years of age.

2. Only a first void urine specimen should be submitted.

3. Aptima Unisex Collection Kit: The swab with the white shaft is for removing mucus from the cervical area only and the swab with the blue shaft is for specimen collection and testing. A collector tube with the white shaft will be rejected.

1. Aptima Unisex Collector Swab Specimen: 2-30°C, 60 days; Frozen -20º to -70ºC, 12 months
2. Aptima Multitest Collector: 2-30°C, 60 days; Frozen -20 to -70ºC, 12 months
3. Urine specimen: a) In sterile cup: 24 hours at 2-25ºC. Must be transferred to APTIMA Urine Transport tube within 24 hours of collection. b) For Xpert testing: Unpreserved urine is stable for 8 days refrigerated.
4. ThinPrep PreservCyt solution: Ambient: 1 month; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: Unacceptable
5. Xpert CTNG Swab Transport Tube: Ambient: 60 days; Refrigerated: 60 days

1. Collectors other than the ones noted above or with swabs other than specified with the collection kits.
2. Aptima collectors submitted with the swab with the white shaft.
3. Throat or rectal in any collector other than Aptima Multitest Collector or the Xpert CTNG Swab transport reagent tube.
4. Will be rejected if any source combination is received in one specimen.