Chlamydia

Sample type:

urine, swabs of fluid from the vagina, cervix, throat, eyes, or rectum. Depending on the site of the potential infection, samples used for testing may be collected by the patient or their medical provider.

Uses:

to determine whether or not you have a chlamydia infection.

Precaution :

Patient Preparation:

If you are a woman, you may need to avoid using douches or vaginal creams for 24 hours before your test. Both men and women may be asked to avoid taking antibiotics for 24 hours before testing. Ask your health care provider if there are any special instructions.

sample collection:

The clean catch method generally includes the following steps:

1. Wash your hands.

2. Clean your genital area with a cleansing pad given to you by your provider. Men should wipe the tip of their penis. Women should open their labia and clean from front to back.

3. Start to urinate into the toilet.

4. Move the collection container under your urine stream.

5. Collect at least an ounce or two of urine into the container, which should have markings to indicate the amounts.

6. Finish urinating into the toilet.

7. Return the sample container as instructed by your health care provider.

Interfering factor :

Patients should be instructed to not douche or use vaginal creams for 24 hours before the test, avoid taking antibiotics the day before the test, or not urinate for 2 hours prior to testing.

Pre - analytical errors:

using vaginal cream or urinating before the test may spoil the result .

Corrective action :

Patients should be instructed to not douche or use vaginal creams for 24 hours before the test, avoid taking antibiotics the day before the test, or not urinate for 2 hours prior to testing.

Post analytical errors:

1. Writing wrong name in the report

2. Writing a wrong result in the report

The corrective action

1. Make sure you write the correct name in the report or use codes that contain all patient data .

2. If the report is not delivered to the patient and this error is discovered the correct result must be written, but if the report is delivered to the patient must communicate with him and tell him that an error has occurred and replace with the correct report.

Normal range:

Negative