3 days

Monday through Friday

Swabs:
Cobas PCR Media Dual Swab Sample Kit. Logistics item # 07958021190
Cobas PCR Media Uni Swab Sample Kit. Logistics item # 07958030190

UNI-swabs: for VAGINAL, ANAL, and THROAT sample collections, including self-collections.

Dual swabs: for CERVICAL sample only. The woven swab can be used for cleaning only (DO NOT insert a woven swab into the collection tube). Only the FLOCKED swab can be used for CERVICAL sample collection and only the FLOCKED swab can be inserted into the collection tube.

Swabs are stable for 12 months at 2-30°C

Urine: 2 mL to 10 mL
Cobas PCR Urine Sample Kit. Logistics item # 05170486190

Prior to sampling, the patient should not have urinated for at least one hour. Given that collection of larger volumes of urine may reduce test sensitivity, please direct patient to provide first-catch urine (approximately 10 to 50 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup.

Urine specimens must show the top of the liquid level between the two black lines on the Cobas® PCR Media tube label window. If the liquid level is above or below these lines, the specimen has not been collected properly and cannot be used for testing.

Urine specimens must be transferred into the cobas® PCR Media tube (stabilized) immediately. If specimens cannot be transferred immediately, they can be stored at 2°C to 30°C for up to 24 hours.

Negative

Not recommended for sex abuse workups.

OHSU Clinical Laboratory Recommendations Regarding Self-collected GU Specimens for CT/NG and Bacterial vaginosis:
1. Cases are not involved in legal investigations.
2. Patients age: 15 to 65 years.
3. Patients who have been assessed for both physical and cognitive abilities, as well as language accessibility to written instructions.
4. Anatomic sites: 1) vaginal swabs, 2) first void or “dirty” urine, and 3) penile meatus (Warning: self-collection does not include throat and rectal swabs).

Sample collection guide:
Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Guide (Opens in a new window)
Cobas PCR Uni Swab Collection Instructions (Opens in a new window)
Cobas PCR Dual Swab Multiple Source Collection Instructions (Opens in a new window)

Chlam/GC, DNA
Chlamydia/Gonorrhoeae, Urine
Gonorrhoeae/Chlamydia, Urine
Chlamydia
GC
Gonococcus