Ordering Code | 632 |
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Test Name | Hanging Drop |
Alias | Wet Mount Trichomonas vaginalis Trichomonas Exam Yeast Exam |
Preferred Specimen | Vaginal, cervical or Male Urethral Swabs |
Preferred Container | Other |
Optimum Volume | 2 swabs in normal saline |
Collection Instructions | Immediately place swabs in normal saline and deliver to the laboratory within 1 hour of collection or keep warm at 35-37 degrees C. and deliver within 4 hours of collection. If applicable, use the No Additive (clear-red) tube with normal saline added. Do NOT use plastic red-top tube as these contain an additive. |
Transport Requirements | Deliver within 1 hour if transported at room temperature, 4 hours if kept at 35-37 degrees Celsius. |
Specimen Stability | Ambient: 1 Hour 35-37 degrees Celsius: 4 Hours |
Rejection Criteria | Dry cotton swab, Frozen, Refrigerated, Specimen older than stability limits, Wooden shaft swab, Swabs in fluids other than normal saline, Specimen received in plastic Red Top tube with additive. |
Avail. Stat | YES |
Analytic Time | 1 Day |
Methodology | Microscopic exam of specimen for yeast and viable (motile) Trichomonas organisms |
Reference range(s)
The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 24, 2024.
Component | Age | Male Norm | Male Critical Low | Male Critical High | Female Norm | Female Critical High | Female Critical Low | Units | Add'l info |
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Hanging Drop | ALL | See report. | |||||||
Trichomonas | ALL | NONE SEEN | NONE SEEN | ||||||
Yeast | ALL | NONE SEEN | NONE SEEN | ||||||
Hyphae | ALL | NONE SEEN | NONE SEEN | ||||||
Clue Cells | ALL | <=1+ | <=1+ | If infectious... Note1 |
Note1:
If infectious vaginitis is suspected, the Affirm nucleic acid probe test is the preferred method of detection..