Collection Requirements

Contact lab for proper collection containers.
 
Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab, first-void urine (patient should not have urinated for one hour prior to specimen collection), or cervical cells in liquid cytology vial.
 
Genital specimens: Collect in Gen-Probe® Aptima® swab or Aptima® urine specimen transport; ThinPrep® or SurePath™ liquid cytology vial.
 
Urine: first void (non-clean catch) urine. 20-30 mL of initial urine stream into a sterile urine collection cup.