Ova and Parasite Examination, Other

Synonyms

• LAB11806
• OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION, OTHER
• OVA/PARASITE OTHER
• P OTH
• SCABIES
• SCHISTOSOMA
• SCHISTOSOME

Cerner Name

Ova/Parasite Other

Clinical Info

Some parasites can be found in extraintestinal areas and require examination of other specimen types other than stool. These specimens include, duodenal aspirate, aspirates from various anatomical sites, bronchoscopy specimens, sputum, urogenital specimens, urine etc.

Specimen Sources

Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Aortic Valve Arm, Left Arm, Right Axilla, Left Axilla, Right BAL Back, Lower Back, Upper Bile Duct Bladder Bone Marrow Brain Breast, Left Breast, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right Cheek, Left Cheek, Right Chest Chin Colon Duodenum Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Expectorated Sputum Eye, Left Eye, Right Finger, Left Finger, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Forehead Foreign Body Frontal sinus Gallbladder Gastric Groin Hand, Left Hand, Right Heart Hip, Left Hip, Right Induced Sputum Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Liver Lumbar Puncture Lung, Left Lower Lobe Lung, Left Upper Lobe Lung, Right Lower Lobe Lung, Right Middle Lobe Lung, Right Upper Lobe Lymph Node Mitral Valve Navel Neck Nose Oral Mucosa Oropharynx Oropharynx/Throat Paranasal Penis Pericardium Peritoneal Pharynx Placenta Pleura, Left Pleura, Right Prosthetic valve Rectum Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Shunt Sinus, Nasal Stomach Toe, Left Toe, Right Tongue Tricuspid valve Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Foley Urine, Nephrostomy Urine, Suprapubic Vagina Vertebra Vitreous Vulva Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Abscess Aspirate Body Fluid Bone Cerebrospinal Fluid Foreign Body Respiratory Skin/Wound Tissue Urine

Specimen Volume

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
 
Aspirate
1. Place aspirate in a screw-capped, sterile container.
2. Only 1 specimen is accepted per day. 
3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.
Note:  Specimen source is required on container and request form for processing.
 
Body Fluid
1. Submit 0.5 mL of body fluid in a screw-capped, sterile container.
2. Only 1 specimen is accepted per day. 
3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.
Note:  Specimen source is required on container and request form for processing.
 
Skin Scraping
1. Skin scraping in a screw-capped, sterile container.
2. Only 1 specimen is accepted per day. 
3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.
Note:  Specimen source is required on container and request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

room temperature or refrigerated.

Specimen Stability

72 hours 

Methodology

Concentration and Microscopy

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratories

• AML/Quest Laboratories
• Northwell Health -LNP

CPT

87177

PDM

6201290

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms