WET MOUNT FOR TRICH/CLUE CELLS
Name: WET MOUNT FOR TRICH/CLUE CELLS
Mnemonic: WET
Container: STERILE SWAB/CULTURETTE
Handling: Specimen: Vaginal swab in 1 ml saline. Unacceptable: Leaking containers Stability: Ambient: Immediate transport for motile trichomonas. Clue cells are still valid for 24 hours.
Methodology: Microscopy
Required Information: Collection time
Reported: Routine 4 hr, STAT 1hr
CPT: 87210
Department: Microbiology