Home
HelpTest Code WTMTS Wet Prep, Genital LAB252
Test Method
Direct Unstained Wet Prep with Microscopy
Specimen Requirement
Collected by a physician or nurse using a vaginal speculum
and
swab. Place the swab in a tube containing 1 ml of sterile
saline.
Label the specimen appropriately with two identifiers, patient
name
and another identifier, (patient ID number, DOB, etc.) include
specimen source, date and time of collection. Transport
the
specimen to the laboratory. It is recommended that testing be
performed within 4 hours of collection.
Reference Values
No Trichomonas, yeast, clue cells or sperm seen.
Typically a few epithelial cells
and
polys are seen with a background of mixed bacterial flora.
Performance
Monday through Sunday
Typically completed within 4 hours after the specimen arrives
at
the testing site.
CPT Code Information
87210 Identification of Organism form Primary Source and
Sensitivity Studies; wet mount of infectious agents
LOINC Code Information
12178-0 Bacteria [Presence] In Genital Specimen By Wet
Preparation
Useful For
Detection of genital infection