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Table 2: Urine Specimen Storage and Transport
Urine Specimen
Type to be
Processed
Urine Handling
Options Prior To
Transfer To Q x UPT
Store urine specimen at 2 – 8°C and transfer to
Temperature
Condition for
Storage and
Transport to Test
Site
Process and
Test Specimen
According to
Instructions
SWAB SPECIMEN PROCESSING
Processing procedure for the Female Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit for the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia
trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT/GC) Q
for the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT/GC) Q
NOTE: If specimens are refrigerated or frozen, make sure they are brought to room temperature and mixed by
inversion prior to proceeding.
1. Using the tube layout report, place the CT/GC Q
BD Viper Lysing Rack and lock into place.
2. Repeat step 1 for additional swab specimens.
3. Specimens are ready to be pre-warmed.
4. Change gloves before proceeding to avoid contamination.
Processing procedure for the Vaginal Specimen Transport for the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria
gonorrhoeae (CT/GC) Q
NOTE: Wear clean gloves when handling the vaginal swab specimen. If gloves come in contact with specimen,
immediately change them to prevent contamination of other specimens.
NOTE: If specimens are refrigerated or frozen, make sure they are brought to room temperature prior to expression.
1. Label a pre-filled BD ProbeTec CT/GC Q
processed.
2. Remove the cap and insert the swab specimen into the CT/GC Q
CT/GC Q x Swab Diluent for 5 – 10 s.
3. Express the swab along the inside of the tube so that liquid runs back into the bottom of the tube.
4. Remove the swab carefully from the CT/GC Q
5. Place the expressed swab back into the transport tube and discard with biohazardous waste.
6. Tightly recap the CT/GC Q
7. Repeat steps 1 – 6 for additional swab specimens.
8. Using the tube layout report, place the tube in order in the BD Viper Lysing Rack and lock into place.
9. Specimens are ready to be pre-warmed.
10. Change gloves before proceeding to avoid contamination.
URINE SPECIMEN PROCESSING
NOTE: If specimens are refrigerated or frozen, make sure they are brought to room temperature and mixed by
inversion prior to proceeding.
Processing procedure for the Q
1. Make sure the urine volume in each Q
over filling the tube may affect assay performance. Over filling the tube may also result in liquid overflow on the
BD Viper deck, and could cause contamination.
2. Make sure the Q x UPT tube has a black pierceable cap.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for additional Q
4. Using the tube layout report, place the Q
5. Specimens are ready to be pre-warmed.
6. Change gloves before proceeding to avoid contamination.
Processing procedure for unpreserved (Neat) urine specimens
NOTE: Wear clean gloves when handling the urine specimen. If gloves come in contact with specimen, immediately
change them to prevent contamination of other specimens.
1. Label a Specimen Tube for use on the BD Viper System (Extracted Mode) with the patient identification and date/
time collected.
Q x UPT
Store urine specimen at 2 – 30°C and transfer
to Q x UPT within 8 h of collection
or
Q x UPT within 24 h of collection
or
Transfer to Q x UPT immediately
2 – 8°C 2 – 30°C
Within 30 days after transfer
to Q x UPT
x
x Amplified DNA Assays
x Amplified DNA Assay Swab Diluent tube for each swab specimen to be
x Swab Diluent tube with the black pierceable cap.
x UPT
x UPT tube falls between the lines indicated on the tube label. Under or
x UPT tube specimens.
x
-20°C
Within
180 days after
x
transfer to Q
UPT
Amplified DNA Assays or the Male Urethral Specimen Collection Kit
x Swab Diluent Tube with black pierceable cap in order in the
x
Swab Diluent. Mix by swirling the swab in the
x Swab Diluent tube to avoid splashing.
UPT tube in order in the BD Viper Lysing Rack and lock into place.
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NEAT
2 – 8°C 2 – 30°C
Within 7 days Within 30 h of
of collection collection
x Amplified DNA Assays
-20°C
Within
180 days of
collection