Sample type: Aptima Swab

Test name: Trichomonas vaginalis
NAAT a.k.a. TV NAAT

Condition / Indication: TV

Special precautions & notes: Swabs must be received in the appropriate Aptima tube.

Sample required: Swab in aptima tube

Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number

Container: Aptima Tubes - sample type specific

Ideal volume (mL): 1 tube

Referred outside NBT for analysis? no

Discipline: Virology

Section: Molecular

Turnaround time: 3 days

Method:

Hologic Aptima