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HelpTest Code BVAGP Bacterial Vaginosis/Vaginitis Panel
Specimen Required
Vaginal swab
Specimen Minimum Volume
1 BD AFFIRM ATTS Swab
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours Refrigerated: 72 hours Frozen: Unacceptable
Rejection Due To
Specimen >72 hours old • Swabs received in transport systems other than AFFIRM™ VPIII Ambient Temperature Transport System (ATTS) • Received frozen
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Mon-Sat p.m.
Method Name
DNA Probe
Collection Container / Tube
Preferred: AFFIRM™ VPIII
ATTS.
Other Acceptable Container: None
Transport / Storage Conditions
Room temperature
Special Instructions
Vaginal swab (One BD AFFIRM™ ATTS swab minimum) from the posterior fornix and the vaginal wall. Place swab immediately in the AFFIRM™ VPIII Ambient Temperature Transport System (ATTS).
Reference Values
Trichomonas vaginalis Not detected
Gardnerella vaginalis Not detected
Candida species Not detected
CPT Codes
87480, 87510, 87660
Analytic Time
Next day
Alias/See Also
Yeast, Candida,Affirm VPII,Affirm™,Vaginal Infection, Trichomoniasis, Gardnerella,BV/Vaginitis Panel DNA Probe, Trichomonas,LAB2967