Vaginitis PCR - Crouse Hospital Patients ONLY VAGPCR
| Method(s) | Real time-PCR (rt-PCR) |
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| Synonym | Molecular Vaginal Panel (MVP) |
| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | Provider - collected vaginal specimen from patients who are symptomatic for vaginosis/vaginitis |
| Transport | Vaginal specimen placed in the Cepheid transport medium can be stored up to 40 days at 2-28°C. |
| Remarks | This test is for Crouse Hospital use only. |
| Stability | Refrigerated: 40 days |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Any specimen that is not placed in designated Xpert Specimen Collection Kit |
| Schedule | Daily - Hospital ONLY test |
| CPTCode | 81515 |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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Negative for Bacterial Vaginosis, Candida species, C. glabrata/C. krusei, and Trichomonas vaginalis by real-time PCR. |
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