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Can a wet mount detect STDs?

Updated: 9/19/2023
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A wet mount can detect trichomonas, a parasite that causes trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted disease. Reliability of the wet mount for detecting trichomoniasis depends on the examiner, and in most studies is at about 65%.

A wet mount showing more than 15 white blood cells per high powered field is strongly suggestive of a sexually transmitted disease, but is not definite. A wet mount without this high level of white blood cells is not a guarantee that the patient doesn't have an STD.

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