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Test Code LAB252 Wet Prep

Additional Codes:

WET PREP

Notes:

Cotton or Dacron swab or aspirate of vaginal secretions/urethral exudate placed into a sterile tube containing a small amount (1 mL or less) of saline.

Collection:

Specimen: Vaginal or Urethral Exudate (Cotton or Dacron swab or aspirate)

Container: Sterile tube containing a small amount (1 mL or less) of saline

Storage Instructions:

Specimen best sent Monday-Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm. After this time, please call the Micro lab at 843-792-5161 to inform techs of delivery of specimen. Lab must recieve specimen within 30 minutes of collection as organisms die rapidly.

Turnaround Time (TAT):

Reported on day tested.

Test Availability:

Best sent Monday – Friday; 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Outside of the time period, please call lab at 843-792-5161 to inform techs the specimen is en route to the lab.

Request Form:

Microbiology – Green Request Form

Send To:

Clinical Microbiology – EH212 Children’s Hospital

Reference Interval:

No Trichomonas detected.