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Test ID FNSVG Vaginitis (VG), NuSwab


Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube: APTIMA Multitest, vaginal, or unisex swab

Specimen Volume: One swab

Collection Instructions: Collect vaginal fluid sample using the Gen-Probe Aptima swab by contacting the swab to the lower third of the vaginal wall and rotating the swab for 10 to 30 seconds to absorb fluid. Immediately place the swab into the transport tube and carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube. Tightly screw on the cap. Submit one vaginal swab in APTIMA Multitest, vaginal, or unisex swab. Ship refrigerate.


Useful For

Used to detect the presence of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata DNA in vaginal samples as an aid to the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis in symptomatic women. Also used in the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infections.

Method Name

Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)

Reporting Name

NuSwab Vaginitis (VG)

Specimen Type

Swab

Specimen Minimum Volume

One swab

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Swab Refrigerated (preferred) 30 days
  Ambient  30 days

Clinical Information

This test is intended to be used as an aid to the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women with a clinical presentation consistent with this disorder. The BV test utilizes semiquantitative PCR analysis of the three most predictive marker organisms (Atopobium vaginae, BVAB-2, and Megasphaera-1) to generate a total score that correlates directly with the presence or absence of BV. In this test system, samples with a score of 0 to 1 are considered negative for BV, samples with a score of 3 to 6 are positive for BV, and samples with a score of 2 are indeterminate for BV.

Reference Values

Candida albicans, NAA: Negative

Candida glabrata, NAA: Negative

Trich vag by NAA: Negative

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

5 to 8 days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp Burlington

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary.

CPT Code Information

87801

87798 x 3

87661

NY State Approved

Yes