STD testing for syphilis...
Urinalysis:
Pregnancy testing:
Nucleic acid amplification...
Endourethral and/or endocervical culture...
Nucleic acid–based tests:
Wet mount preparation:
Nasopharyngeal and/or rectal swabs:
KOH preparation:
to evaluate for fungal organisms
for N gonorrhoeae and C trachomatis
tests (eg, PCR for N gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia species)
Not useful test in urethritis, except to help exclude cystitis or pyelonephritis
In women who have had unprotected intercourse
To detect the movement/presence of Trichomonas
For gonorrhea screening in men who have sex with men
For C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae (urine specimens) and other Chlamydia species (endourethral samples)
serology (VDRL) and HIV serology
