44246-7
Yeast [#/area] in Vaginal fluid by Wet preparation
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LP29134-1 Yeast
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms which manifest as yeasts, molds or a combination. Yeasts start as individual cells that reproduce by budding. Molds, which are long filaments or hyphae, grow by apical extension. Both yeasts and molds are heterotrophic and digest their food externally by absorptive nutrition. Taxonomically, yeast are characterized by their size and shape, the presence or absence of capsules, conidiogenesis (the process of daughter cell formation), presence of sexual spores, the formation of pseudo-and true hyphae and physiologic data. Species are differentiated based on the ability to assimilate and ferment carbon sources, and to utilize nitrate as nitrogen. Some opportunistic fungal pathogens found in humans are dimorphic. They grow as mycelium in nature and reproduce as yeast in the body. One example is Candida which can quickly transform from yeast to the hyphal phase in humans; this process helps it invade host tissue. [NCBI Books:NBK8125]
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LP6760-5 Wet preparation
A wet preparation or wet mount is used to identify the cause of vaginosis, a general term for infections of the vagina. A drop of vaginal discharge is placed on a slide with a drop of liquid -usually water--which is then examined microscopically as an unstained wet mount or as a Gram-stained slide. The refractive index of the water improves the image quality. Wet mounts generally cannot be stored since the water evaporates. Glycerol or immersion oil can be used instead of water. Bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and trichomoniasis are common diseases which may be diagnosed through a wet preparation. [Lab Tests Online Conditions:vaginitis/start/2]
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Yeast
- Property
- Naric
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Vag
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- Wet preparation
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Yeast [#/area] in Vaginal fluid by Wet preparation
- Short Name
- Yeast Vag Wet Prep-#/area
- Display Name
- Yeast Wet prep (Vag fld) [#/Area]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Yeast, Vaginal fluid
Basic Attributes
- Class
- MICRO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.17
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 15912
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Hefepilz: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ζυμομύκητες: Synonyms: Naric Ζυμομύκητες |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Levadura: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Levadura: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Levures: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Levures: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Levures: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Lievito: Synonyms: Microbiologia Numero Areico (per area) Punto nel tempo (episodio) Vaginale |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | gist: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Leveduras: Synonyms: ; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Дрожжи: Synonyms: Вагинальный Количественный Количество на площади; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Maya: Synonyms: Birim alandaki sayı |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 酵母: Synonyms: 准备 准备工作 制剂 制备 前处理 单位面积的数量; |
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