Sexually Transmitted Infections Panel

Screen for common sexually transmitted infections confidentially.
Profile Number
P002
CPT
87798 (5), 87591, 87563, 87529, 87528, 87511, 87491
Synonyms
STD Panel, Sexual Health Screening
Test Details
METHODOLOGY

DNA extraction and real-time polymerase chain reaction

RESULT
TURNAROUND TIME

within 48 hours

RELATED DOCUMENTS
Test Includes

Chlamydia trachomatis, Gardnerella vaginalis, HSV1, HSV2, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Internal Control, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, Urealyticum, Haemophilus ducreyi

Specimen Requirements
SPECIMEN 
TYPE

Urine

MINIMUM
VOLUME

0.5 mL

CONTAINER

Urine cup

COLLECTION 
INSTRUCTIONS

The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to collection. Direct patient to provide a first-catch urine (approximately 20 to 30mL of the initial urine stream). Patients should not cleanse genital area prior to providing specimen. Add the specimen to urine collection tube if available.

STABILITY
REQUIREMENTS

72 hours

STORAGE

Room temperature or refrigerated.

PATIENT
PREPARATION

Patient should not have urinated with at least one hour of specimen collection.

RELATED 
TESTS

P029, P028, P030