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Test Code CULTYST Wet Mount, Genital

Important Note

  • Specimen must arrive within 30 minutes of collection
  • Male Patient should not have urinated one hour prior to collection
  • Specimen source is required

Methodology

Direct Microscopic Examination

 

Useful for examination for the presence of motile protozoa such as trichomonas and for the detection of yeast. The wet mount is negative in up to 30% of women with trichomonas infections.

Specimen Requirements

Acceptable Specimen Collection Sites: 
Cervix, endocervix, male urethra, or vagina

 

Males

Container/Tube: Swab(s)
Specimen Volume: Entire specimen
Collection Instructions:

  1. Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 hour prior to specimen collection.
  2. Insert small-tipped specimen swab 2 cm to 4 cm into urethra, rotate, and leave in place for 2 seconds to ensure adequate sampling.
  3. Withdraw swab.
  4. Place swab in sterile container with 0.5 mL of sterile saline.
  5. Mix swab well with saline and discard swab.
  6. Label container with patient’s legal name, date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.

 

 

Females

Container/Tube: Swab(s)
Specimen Volume: Entire specimen
Collection Instructions:

  1. Remove excess mucus from exocervix and discard.
  2. Insert a large culture swab into vagina and swab cervix, endocervix, or vaginal wall.
  3. Place swab in sterile container with 0.5 mL of sterile saline.
  4. Mix swab well with saline and discard swab.
  5. Label container with patient’s legal name, date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Reference Values

No trichomonas or yeast seen

WBCs are reported as present or absent. If present, they are quantified.

Performing Laboratory

Logan Health Medical Center Laboratory

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87210

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient/Refrigerate NO/Frozen NO