NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA, SDA

Handling: URINE OR ENDOCERVICAL/URETHRAL SWAB URINE: 15-60 ML OF VOIDED URINE (FIRST PART OF STREAM- NOT MIDSTREAM), SUBMITTED IN A BD URINE PRESERVATIVE TRANSPORT (UPT) PATIENT SHOULD NOT HAVE URINATED FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR. URINE SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED FROM COLLECTION CUP TO UPT WITHIN 8 HOURS OF COLLECTION PROVIDED THE URINE HAS BEEN STORED AT 2-30 DEGREES C. URINE CAN BE HELD FOR UP TO 24 HOURS PRIOR TO TRANSFER TO THE UPT PROVIDED THAT THE URINE HAS BEEN STORED AT 2-8 DEGREES C. FEMALE ENDOCERVIX: SUBMIT SWAB IN BD PROBETEC ET CT/GC AMPLIFIED ASSAY COLLECTION KIT FOR ENDOCERVICAL SPECIMENS. MALE URETHRAL: SUBMIT SWAB IN BD PROBETEC ET CT/GC AMPLIFIED ASSAY COLLECTION KIT FOR MALE URETHRAL SPECIMENS., 1 SWAB IN BD TRANSPORT 15-60 ML URINE IN BD URINE PRESERVATIVE TRANSPORT (UPT), ROOM TEMPERATURE Urine in UPT: Room temperature: 30 days, Refrigerated: 30 days, Frozen: 60 days. Swabs: Room temperature: 6 days, Refrigerated: 6 days Frozen: Unacceptable.