|
CONTACT TYPE (Alleged offender → Male examinee) |
SAMPLE TYPE |
TIMEFRAME |
|
Penile → Anal |
Anal and rectal swabs and slides as per MEK |
Up to 72 hours (longer if bowels not opened) |
|
Penile → Oral |
Oral swab and slide – as per MEK Also do lips/peri-oral wet and dry (NB: Do not do buccal DNA reference sample as well, do blood DNA reference sample if possible) |
Up to 48 hours |
|
Oral → Penile |
Dry 1 / Wet / Dry 2 of penis (glans and shaft) |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Oral → Anal contact |
Dry 1 / Wet / Dry 2 of peri-anal skin |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Digital → Anal |
Anal and rectal swabs as per MEK * Plus perineum and peri-anal wet and dry swabs |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Digital → Penile |
Penile swabs as per MEK |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Vaginal → Penile |
Dry 1/ Wet / Dry 2 of penis (glans and shaft) |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Anal → Penile |
Penile swabs as per MEK |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Saliva (lick, kiss, bite) → non-genital skin, Ejaculation / semen → non-genital skin |
Wet and dry swabs |
Up to 48 hours (longer if no washing) |
|
Gripping / grasping skin → non-genital skin |
Wet and dry swabs |
Up to 48 hours, if have not washed |
*It is important to take all genital samples, including slides, if patient consents, to inform analysis of any mixtures of DNA isolated by ESR, which might be contributed by other recent sexual contacts of the patient.