Test Directory
887 Wet Mount
Specimen Type
Specimen Stability
Reference Range
Vaginal, cervical, endocervical fluid collected with YourSwab™ (BD ESwab) or Culture Swab in 0.5mL saline.
4hrs Room Temp
See Report
Specimen Requirements
YourSwab™ (BD ESwab) or Culture Swab in 0.5mL saline. If collected in Saline, test should be performed within 4 hours
Method
Wet mount/Microscopy
Schedule
Sun-Sat
Turn-Around Time
24hrs; Order STAT (additional charge).
Instructions/Notes
Transport collected specimens immediately.
Call lab for STAT pick-up.
Clinical Utility
To diagnose an infection with T. vaginalis, a microscopic, single cell (protozoan) parasite that is usually transmitted sexually, causing vaginal infections in women and urethritis and prostatitis in men.
CPT Codes
87210
