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Where are specimens taken from for a mycoplasma culture?
Samples are collected from the cervix in a female, the urethra or semen in a male, or urine.
What is a chlamydia culture?
A chlamydia culture is a particular type of chlamydia test that tries to grow the bacteria from a sample of body fluid. It is very difficult to do correctly, and so is not a very reliable test. A positive chlamydia culture can be believed, but there are many false negative chlamydia cultures. Talk with your health care provider about the right chlamydia test for your situation.
Could you have chlamydia if there is no bacteria in your urine?
Yes. A culture to detect bacteria in the urine does not check for chlamydia. The urine test for chlamydia is not a standard urinalysis or urine culture, but is a specific test to detect chlamydia's genetic material. Ask for the test specifically if you are concerned.
Does chlamydia show up on a vaginal swab?
Chlamydia can be detected with a specific chlamydia test done with a vaginal swab. A routine genital culture will not be able to detect chlamydia.
Is a bacterial infection test the same as a chlamydia test?
Testing for chlamydia is very specific. A regular bacterial culture or wet smear will not detect chlamydia.
Is the Chlamydia in psittacosis same as the STD and could it show up in a vaginal culture?
Chlamydia psittaci is a different bacteria from the one that causes the STD known as chlamydia. That infection is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The tests for chlamydia are built to avoid cross-reaction with Chlamydia psittaci.
Does a doctor have to ask for chlamydia to be test for in the urine or does it just show up?
To get tested for chlamydia, you must ask specifically for that test. Routine urinalysis or culture does not detect chlamydia.Chlamydia testing requires a specific test. Urine testing done for other purposes will not detect chlamydia.
How can you get tested for chlamydia after contact?
You can have a culture or urine test to know if you are infected.
What media does Chlamydia pneumoniae grow on?
Chlamydia cannot be grown on conventional bacteriological medium. A tissue culture system has been available that allows easier laboratory culture of the Chlamydia species. However, with the exception of the LGV serovars, most C. trachomatis strains do not readily infect tissue culture cells.Chlamydia cannot be grown on conventional bacteriological medium. A tissue culture system has been available.
What has the author C R Madeley written?
C. R. Madeley has written: 'Guide to the collection and transport of virological specimens (including chlamydial and rickettsial specimens)' -- subject(s): Chlamydia infections, Collection and preservation, Diagnosis, Diagnostic specimens, Rickettsial diseases, Transportation, Virus diseases, Viruses
How many specimens are required for a pleural biopsy?
As many as three separate specimens are taken from different sites during the procedure.
What HCPCS code is used to test for chlamydia?
87491 is the code for the amplified probe. In the unlikely event that you're doing a chlamydia culture, it's 87110.
