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CHLAMYDIA/GONORRHEA/TRICHOMONAS Requests (ON)

April 26 2023
**Clarification on Specimen Collection** The Aptima collection swabs are suitable ONLY for molecular testing of CT/GC and TV and not suitable for culture. Culture requests for specimens collected in Aptima molecular collection swabs will be rejected. For any culture request such as Genital Culture, GC Culture or Group B Strep Screening continue collection in Amie’s Charcoal transport media as before. More information can be found here.

**Clarification on Specimen Collection**

The Aptima collection swabs are suitable ONLY for molecular testing of CT/GC and TV and not suitable for culture. Culture requests for specimens collected in Aptima molecular collection swabs will be rejected. For any culture request such as Genital Culture, GC Culture or Group B Strep Screening continue collection in Amie’s Charcoal transport media as before.

More information can be found here.

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