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Test Code FFN Fetal Fibronectin

Performing Laboratory

Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory

Useful For

Oncofetal fibronectin (fetal Fibronectin fFN) is a qualitative test to assist in the differentiation of pre-term uterine activity from true pre-term labor.

Special Instructions

Maintain specimen at ambient temperature and deliver within 8 hours of collection.

 

Do not swab if creams or soaps have been used (eg., K-Y® Jelly, lubricant, Betadine®, Monistat® cream, hexachlorophene.

Pelvic examination or sexual intercourse within 24hours prior to specimen collection may produce a biological false positive result.

Specimen that is mucoid or grossly bloody may yeild unreliable results.

 

Specimen Required

Container/Tube: Adeza® Fetal Fibronectin Specimen Collection Kit

Specimen Type

Cervicovaginal Secretion

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Specimen Stability

Ambient: ≤8hrs

Refrigerated 2-8°C: ≤72hrs

Day(s) Test Set up

Monday through Sunday

Available STAT

Reference Values

Negative

Methodology

Lateral Flow/Solid-Phase Immunoabsorbence

CPT Code

82731

Loinc Code

20404-0