Sample type: Aptima Swab or urine with a Copan or virocult swab

Test name: Mycoplasma Genitalium a.k.a. M Gen

Condition / Indication: M.Gen

Special precautions & notes: Swabs must be received in the appropriate Aptima tube with a copan or virocult swab. For females, a vaginal swab is the preferred specimen type due to higher clinical sensitivity for detecting M. genitalium than other specimen types; however, female urine or clinician collected endocervical swabs may be used as alternative specimens when vaginal swab specimens are not available. Please note, these sample types are validated by the manufacturer but not verified by the laboratory. If female urine or clinician-collected endocervical swab specimens test negative, testing with a vaginal swab may be indicated, if M. genitalium infection is suspected.

Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number

Container: Aptima Tubes - sample type specific and separate COPAN swab

Ideal volume (mL): 1 tube

Referred outside NBT for analysis? no

Discipline: Virology

Section: Molecular

Turnaround time: 3 days