60105:WET MOUNT WITH TRICHOMONAS BY ANTIGEN DETECTION

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60105:WET MOUNT WITH TRICHOMONAS BY ANTIGEN DETECTION
Alias Names: Trichomonas Screen
Methodology: Microscopic Exam and Immunochromatographic Assay
Edit Date: 6/11/2010
Performed: Daily
Released: Same day as tested
CPT Code: 87210 / 87808
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: Specimen from the vaginal cavity using a sterile rayon swab. Do not use cotton swab or swab with wooden shaft.
Handling: Break off swab into a sterile, capped tube containing at least 1 mL but no more than 2 mL of sterile, unpreserved saline.
Stability: 2 hours ambient or 24 hours refrigerated. Unstable frozen.
Transport: Ambient or refrigerated.
Comments: Microscopic examination is done for yeast, bacteria, RBCs, WBCs, epithelial cells, and clue cells. An antigen detection test is used to test for Trichomonas.
Rejection Criteria: Delayed transport; frozen specimen; dry swab, cotton swab, or swab with wooden shaft; swab in more than 2 mL saline.

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