Yeast Budding Area, Urine — Microscopic Examination
A urine microscopy test that looks for budding yeast, which may reflect contamination, colonization, or a yeast-related infection.
["Budding yeast in urine can be found with contamination, colonization, or infection and should be interpreted with your symptoms and other test results."]
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 41172-8
- Short code
- Yeast Budding #/area UrnS HPF
- Synonyms
- Yeast Budding #/area UrnS HPF
- Category
- liver
- Sample
- urine
- Container
- Sterile urine container
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 10
- Ref high
- 40
- Critical range
- — – 500 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Method
- microscopy-light-hpf
- CPT
- 84484
- SNOMED
- 302774002
- Specimen volume
- 10 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 2h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 0
- Lipemia max
- 0
- Icterus max
- 0
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
What is this test?
This test examines a urine sample under a microscope to identify budding yeast. It is different from a urine culture, which identifies organisms and can determine their susceptibility to antibiotics.
Why might I need this test?
It may be ordered when yeast infection is suspected, particularly with vaginal itching or discharge, burning urination, redness, or symptoms affecting the genital area. It may also be included as part of a routine urinalysis.
How is the test performed?
A urine specimen is collected and examined microscopically for yeast showing budding. The laboratory may use a stained preparation to help distinguish yeast from other particles in the urine.
How do I prepare for the test?
Follow the laboratory's collection instructions. Urine is often collected as a clean-catch midstream sample, and the container provided by the laboratory should be used and labeled correctly.
Reference range
Adult: 10-40 U/LN/A
No special preparation required. Avoid fatty meals before the test if possible.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
Finding budding yeast may indicate yeast colonization or infection, but yeast can also enter the urine from the skin or other normal sources. The result is more meaningful when considered with urinary or genital symptoms, other urinalysis findings, and, when needed, a urine culture.
Short name
Urine Yeast Budding
Frequently asked questions
Does budding yeast in urine always mean I have an infection?
Is this the same as a standard urine culture?
What symptoms can be related to a yeast-related urinary finding?
Sources
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