Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) PCR

Patient Preparation

Aptima rectal swabs (white and purple label)

• Partially peel open the swab package. Remove the swab. Do not touch the soft tip or lay the swab down. If the soft tip is touched, the swab is laid down, or the swab is dropped, use a new APTIMA Swab Specimen Collection Kit.
• Hold the swab, placing your thumb and forefinger in the middle of the swab shaft covering the score line. Do not hold the swab shaft below the score line.
• Carefully pass the swab through the anus into the rectum and rotate gently.
• Withdraw the swab carefully.
• Remove the cap from the swab specimen transport tube and immediately place the specimen collection swab into the transport tube.
• Carefully break the swab shaft against the side of the tube at the scoreline and discard the top portion of the swab shaft; use care to avoid splashing of contents.
• Re-cap the swab specimen transport tube tightly.