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Chlamydia trachomatis Antigen, DFA (4966)

Methodology

Direct Immunofluorescence Assay (DFA)

Specimen Type

See Collection Instructions

Performing Lab

Quest Diagnostics San Juan Capistrano

Epic ID

LAB01482

Lab Test Days

Monday-Saturday

Standard TAT

1-2 Days

Collection Information

Specimen Required

1 Swab or 1 Slide urethral, cervical, rectal mucosal, eye or nasopharyngeal on a clean glass microscope slide fixed with methanol or in VCM or equivalent medium

Container Type

See Below

Processing Information - Lab Use Only

Transport Temperature

Refrigerate-OK/Frozen-OK/Ambient-OK

Specimen Stability

Room Temp: 7 Days (Unacceptable for VCM medium or equivalent UTM); Refrigerated: 7 Days ( 48 Hours for VCM medium or equivalent UTM); Frozen: Unacceptable (30 Days for VCM medium or equivalent UTM)

Rejection Criteria

Unfixed slides; Raw (not in transport) samples; Urine; Wooden shaft or calcium alginate swabs; Dry swabs; Swabs in bacterial gel-based transport media; Swabs in nucleic acid transport media; Tissues in fixatives; Broken slides

Minimum Test Volume

1 Swab or 1 Slide

CPT Codes

87270

Revised

09-27-22