1. Aptima Unisex Collector: use for endocervical, urethral, or eye specimens. Note: eye specimens are not a specimen type FDA approved for testing.
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. Xpert Urine Specimen Collection kit can be used as a back-up to the Aptima products if needed. Refer to specimen collection instructions in links below.
4. Cervical specimen with the ThinPrep Pap Test Collection Kit.

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

1. The performance of the CT, NG, or TV 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.

4. Always use the swab(s) that come with the kit. A collector tube with other swabs will be rejected.

1. Aptima Unisex Collector: 2-30ºC 60 days (Frozen -20 to -70ºC 12 months) 2. Aptima Multitest Collector: 2-30ºC 60 days (Frozen -20 to -70ºC 12 months) 3. Urine specimen: a) in sterile cup: 24 hours at ambient (20-25ºC), 8 days refrigerated (2-8ºC) b) XPERT urine collection kit: 3 days ambient (20-25ºC), 45 days refrigerated (2-8ºC)

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.