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