60105:WET MOUNT WITH TRICHOMONAS BY ANTIGEN DETECTION
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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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. |