Indication for NAAT Testing |
Description of Indication |
Contact |
Asymptomatic patients that were notified by health care worker, public health, or sexual contact |
Provider Request/Routine |
Asymptomatic patients having complete physicals, prenatal work-up, or if standard protocol (eg. Intra-uterine device insertion) |
Provider Request/High Risk |
Asymptomatic patients deemed to be high risk by the physician due to age, situation, and/or presentation (eg: Hepatitis C) |
Patient’s Request |
Asymptomatic patients specifically requesting testing |
Symptomatic Patients |
Patients with dysuria, penile or vaginal discharge, genital itching, vague genital symptoms, and/or lower abdominal pain |
Other |
Collection was done for gonorrhea specific testing, or any other reason |