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What is a urethral swab. See the sample requirements page for an explanation of all the sample requirements. Urethral swab is usually taken from the urethra for diagnosing urethritis. Gk, ourethra + d, zwabber an absorbent pad on a slender rod used to treat lesions or to remove secretions.

The urethral culture test may be conducted two hours after you last urinated. What is a urethral swab direct exam? A urethral discharge culture is a simple and accurate way to test for infections in your urinary tract.

See the special instructions legend. The technician will wipe the penis with a clean, sterilized gauze or cotton swab and ask the patient to squeeze. The health care provider uses sterile cotton or gauze to clean the opening of the urethra at the tip of the penis.

For males, if a discharge is not apparent, attempts should be made to. Besides, for men, the penis urethra is also the way of semen out of. Patient request forms and swabs should be labelled with the body site from which the sample was taken.

Urethritis refers to irritation or inflammation of the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the. Thin swabs are available for collection of specimens. This is important, as the swab site determines the.

The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. Your doctor may do a urine culture to determine if an infection is present. A urethral swab is a procedure where a sample is taken from the urethra (tube inside the penis) for testing.