ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA Probe : 0060223

Mnemonic: GCDNAP

Methodology: Qualitative Nucleic Acid Probe
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: 1-2 days
Specimen Required: Patient Prep: For urethral swab specimens, patients should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to collection.

Collect: Endocervical or male urethral swabs. Collect in Gen-Probe® Pace 2 collection and transport kit (ARUP supply: Female kit: #12575, Male kit: #12576). Available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787.

Specimen Preparation: Transport swab in Gen-Probe® Pace 2 transport media.

Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens in any transport media other than indicated above. Specimen in swab transport media without a swab. Gross presence of blood in the specimen.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month.
Reference Interval:
Positive: Presence of N. gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid probe.
Negative: Absence of N. gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid probe.
Interpretive Data: Nucleic-acid amplification tests (NAAT) are superior to direct DNA probe testing for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoea.  For NAAT, refer to Chlamydia trachomatis & Neisseria gonorrhoea by Amplified Detection (APTIMA®) (ARUP test code 0060241) or Neisseria gonorrhoea by Amplified Detection (APTIMA®) (ARUP test code 0060244).
CPT Code(s): 87590
Cross References: Gonorrhea DNA Probe (Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA Probe)
 
 

 

 

 
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