Respiratory Viral Panel Testing
Viral Transport Media (VTM)
Once the swab has been collected and put into the Viral Transport Medium (VTM), it is to be transported and stored at 2-8C within 72 hours.
VTM vial 1ml and 3ml are accepted by PSMG..
Oropharyngeal swabs are also accepted by PSMG.
Male and Female C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis Urine testing
Females: Can be ordered as a standalone test from the SurePath vial (C. trachomatis & N. gonorrhoeae only) - Please refer to the SurePath collection guidelines
Male and Female C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis Urine Testing
Collection procedure
- Patient should collect specimen in a sterile, plastic, preservative-free specimen collection cup.
NOTE: Patient should not urinate for at least 1 hour prior to collection of specimen. Patient should collect the first 20 to 60mL of voided urine.
- Have the patient securely place the cap on the urine collection cup.
- Label collection cup with patient identification, date and time collected.
- NOTE: Wear clean gloves when handling BD Molecular Urine Transport Kit components and urine specimens. If gloves come into contact with the specimen, immediately change gloves.
Urine to sample buffer tube transfer procedure
- Uncap the BD Molecular Urine Sample Buffer Tube and the urine sample cup. Immediately after collection, use the graduated transfer pipette to gently mix the urine specimen. Then, use the pipette to aspirate approximately 2mL of the urine specimen from the collection cup.
- Transfer 2 mL of the urine specimen into the BD Molecular Urine Sample Buffer Tube. Use the graduations on the transfer pipette as a guide. DO NOT overfill or underfill the tube.
- NOTE: The transfer pipette is intended for use with a single specimen only.
- Tighten the cap securely on the BD Molecular Urine Sample Buffer Tube. Invert the BD Molecular Urine Sample Buffer Tube 3-4 times to ensure that the specimen and reagent are well mixed.
- Label the BD Molecular Urine Sample Buffer Tube with patient identification, date, and time collected. Be careful not to obscure any barcodes on the bottom of the tube.
- Transport to the testing laboratory following the storage and stability requirements.
- Specimen is stable for 21 days when stored at 2-30°C in BD Molecular Urine Sample Buffer Tubes.