Oral candidiasis (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Test Name:
- Oral candidiasis (Edmonton/Central/North)
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Ordering Information:
- Oral yeast culture
- Organism(s)/Disease(s):
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Candidiasis, oral
Thrush (fungal infection)
Yeast
- Body Source(s):
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Gingiva
Mouth
Oral
Tongue
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result
- State specimen source
- State current antibiotic and/or fungal therapy and start date
- Provide clinical history
- Collection Instructions:
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1.
Require patient to rinse mouth with sterile saline
2.
Wipe gingival lesion with dry sterile gauze
3.
Swab or scrape areas of exudation or ulceration
4.
Carefully place swab into collection device without contaminating it
- Handling and Storage:
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Refrigerate
- Rejection Criteria:
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- Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen/requisition
- No swab in collection device
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 06 May 2023
