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PageTopContent Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Test Catalogue FloatingContent2Body FloatingContent1 PageMiddleContent ​Chlamydia trachomatis Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) Throat Rectal Clinical Microbiology ​Ordering Recommendations ​Refer to SDCL Compendium of Tests webpage to ensure specimen and requisition requirements are met prior to collection ​Specimen Requirements​ Type​ Rectal swab ​Container Preferred Collection Container: APTIMA Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit ​Collection Procedure Refer to SDCL Compendium of Tests ​Stability/Storage Stable at 2°C to 30°C Grounds for Rejection​ ​Rejection Criteria of Clinical Microbiology Specimens Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria    Testing Information​ ​ Availability​ ​Shipped weekdays to SDCL from St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory Testing Site​ ​Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory (SDCL), Regina Results Reporting​ Refer to SDCL Compendium of Tests ​Clinical Interpretation ​Refer to SDCL Compendium of Tests Additional Comments Chlamydia trachomatis Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) are performed simultaneously on all specimens Refer to SDCL Compendium of Tests for other Special Handling Instructions ​Alternate Test Names ​Chlamydia PCR ​SHR LIS Test Code CLECU (For Lab Use Only) Test Ordering Requirements​ Forms Required Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory Microbiology Requisition   PageBottomContent ​If you choose to print this information, it is valid only on date of print. Laboratory Controlled Document LSM-879 v1

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