PID screen

Pathology category

Microbiology

Code

Referral code

Request form

Within ICE there is a separate PID screen tab located in specialities under Obs & Gynae.Please clearly state 'Query PID' or 'PID screen' on the request form.

Test information

Tests performed in a UKAS Accredited Medical Laboratory No. 8873.

Guidelines

Pre-analytical

High vaginal swabs should be obtained using a speculum. The swab should be swept across the high vaginal wall adjacent to the cervix and removed taking care not to touch the lateral vaginal walls. Cervical specimens should also be obtained using a speculum.In order to improve isolation rate specimens should be processed within 24 hours. Any materials used in taking these samples must be discarded in an approved clinical waste and/or sharps container. If processing is delayed, refrigeration is preferable to storage at ambient temperature. Delays of over 48h are undesirable.

Reference range

Tube type

Tube type info

Please send ALL three sample swabs for testing:CT/GC dual NAAT vulvovaginal cobas swabsHigh vaginal charcoal swabEndocervical charcoal swab

Special requirements

Minimum volume

Assay frequency

TAT Inpatient (urgent)

2-3 days for genital culture result, 7 days for GC/CT NAAT testing.

TAT Inpatient

TAT GP/Outpatient

Referral lab