If profuse / offensive discharge: take a swab for MCS at the introitus (vaginal entrance), do not take internal vaginal swabs. See Sexually transmitted infections to guide other possible …

Genital MCS tests are commonly used to identify infections such as: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis. Bacterial vaginosis …

Cervical and high vaginal swabs should be taken with the aid of a speculum. A urethral swab should avoid contamination with micro-organisms from the vulva or the foreskin. Thin swabs …

Genital tract swabs Cervical and high vaginal swabs should be taken with the aid of a speculum. It is important to avoid vulval contamination of the swab. For Trichomonas only, the posterior …

For detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by NAAT collect a swab. Some assays use a dry swab while for others the swab is inoculated into a liquid transport …

Genital microscopy, culture and sensitivity (MCS) are a series of tests used to investigate possible genital infections. Swabs of the areas where you have symptoms will be collected. You can …

Swab the vulva "An area of the femal genitalia lying posterior to the mons pubis that includes the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vaginal vestibule, vaginal introitus, and Bartholin's glands" …

Microscopic diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) when indicated. Swabs from HVS, LVS, vaginal discharge, vulval, labial swab, cervical, genital ulcers and …

Swabs as required by local protocol Nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) swab: endocervical or vulvovaginal for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea ± Trichomonas ± Mycoplasma genitalium; Charcoal …

2024年3月28日 · Vulvovaginal swab. The vulvovaginal swab (NAAT) is used to detect chlamydia and gonorrhoea. To take a vulvovaginal swab: 1. Remove the large tipped vulvovaginal swab …