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In patients with epididymoorchitis, laboratory investigations include a [[urinalysis]], [[urine]] [[ | In patients with epididymoorchitis, laboratory investigations include a [[urinalysis]], [[urine culture]], as well as [[urethral]] [[Gram stain]] and [[PCR]] testing for ''[[N. gonorrhea]]'' and ''[[C. trachomatis]]''. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
In patients with epididymoorchitis, laboratory investigations include a urinalysis, urine culture, as well as urethral Gram stain and PCR testing for N. gonorrhea and C. trachomatis.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory investigations are done to help locate the source of the original infection and direct the treatment accordingly. In patients with epididymoorchitis, the following investigations may be done:[1]
- Urethral Gram stain
- Urinalysis
- Urine culture
- PCR to detect the presence of Neisseria Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Trachomatis