Specimen Requirements
Title
STI 3 Panel
Specimen Requirement
Collect urine in a sterile screw capped container (2 mL minimum) or an Alinity Multi-Collect transport tube. If using a multi-collect transport tube, urine level must fall within the box on the side of the transport tube.
Alternate specimen: Urethral or vaginal swab in an Alinity Multi-collect transport tube.
If swab collected, indicate source on tube.
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stability
Room temp: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 60 days
Reference Range
Negative
Turnaround
1-2 days
Clinical Use
Used for the qualitative detection and differentiation of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV).
Test Code
STI3P