Specimen Type:
Vaginal or Cervicovaginal
Tube Type:
Hologic FFN Collection Kit
Cause for Rejection:
Specimen >3 days old, or not collected in Hologic FFN collection kit
Methodology:
Solid Phase Immunochromatographic Assay
Special Instructions:
Care must be taken not to contaminate the swab or cervicovaginal secretions with lubricants, soaps, disinfectants, or creams. Lubricants or creams may physically interfere with absorption of the specimen onto a swab. Soaps or disinfectants may interfere with the antibodyantigen reaction.
Bloody or viscous specimens can cause interference with the testing method and result in an invalid result.