: Serum 3 Working Days and send the following day Y gel first thing. HEPATITIS SCREEN Paed: Serum 3 Working Days (HEP B+HEP C) Y : Serum 3 Working Days Y gel HEPATITIS A Paed: Serum 3 Working Days Y* HEPATITIS B Adult : Serum 3 Working Days gel ANTIBODY TITRE Y Adult : EDTA / 3 Working Days Urgent ASAP within HEPATITIS B PCR / working day or spin, serum VIRAL LOAD Paed : EDTA / separate and freeze within Y serum 24 hours of blood draw. if received out of hours. Adult : EDTA 3 Working Days HEPATITIS C PCR / / serum EDTA is the preferable VIRAL LOAD sample for both paeds and Paed : EDTA / Y adults however serum is serum accepted by NVRL. EDTA plasma HEPATITS C Clotted Y GENOTYPING serum Adult : Serum 3 Working Days HEPATITIS C ABS Y gel 3 Working Days HEPATITIS E SCREEN Y Paed : 3 Working Days Urgent send ASAP within HERPES SIMPLEX working day or freeze VIRUS 1+2 PCR immediately if at the Y weekend. Adult : Serum 3 Working Days HERPES SIMPLEX gel VIRUS SEROLOGY Y Paed : EDTA HIV : Serum 3 Working Days gel ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY Y Adult : EDTA 5 Working Days Urgent: Send ASAP within Paed : EDTA working day or spin, HIV PCR / VIRAL LOAD separate and freeze within 24 hours of Blood draw if Y received out of hours. Adult : Serum 3 Working Days Only if gold sticker is gel ticked. For all IVF patients HIV, HEPATITIS used the code @IVFT in SCREEN, HEP B CORE the clinical details field in Y LIS. : Serum 3 Working Days HTLV SCREEN (1+2) gel Y Paed : plasma INFLUENZA / Green Viral 3 working days and throat swabs. Swab (in season)/5 working days +/- (not in season) other respiratory Y viruses on panel LYME DISEASE 5 Working Days : Serum Y gel (Borrelia burgdorferi)
and send the following day first thing. HEPATITIS SCREEN (HEP B+HEP C) : Serum gel 3 Working Days Y Paed: Serum 3 Working Days Y HEPATITIS A : Serum gel 3 Working Days Y Paed: Serum 3 Working Days Y* HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY TITRE Adult : Serum gel 3 Working Days Y HEPATITIS B PCR / VIRAL LOAD Adult : EDTA / serum Paed : EDTA / serum 3 Working Days Urgent ASAP within working day or spin, separate and freeze within 24 hours of blood draw. if received out of hours. EDTA is the preferable sample for both paeds and adults however serum is accepted by NVRL. Y HEPATITIS C PCR / VIRAL LOAD Adult : EDTA / serum Paed : EDTA / serum 3 Working Days Y HEPATITS C GENOTYPING EDTA plasma Clotted serum Y HEPATITIS C ABS Adult : Serum gel Paed : 3 Working Days Y HEPATITIS E SCREEN 3 Working Days Y HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1+2 PCR 3 Working Days Urgent send ASAP within working day or freeze immediately if at the weekend. Y HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS SEROLOGY Adult : Serum gel Paed : EDTA 3 Working Days Y HIV ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY : Serum gel 3 Working Days Y HIV PCR / VIRAL LOAD Adult : EDTA Paed : EDTA 5 Working Days Urgent: Send ASAP within working day or spin, separate and freeze within 24 hours of Blood draw if received out of hours. Y HIV, HEPATITIS SCREEN, HEP B CORE Adult : Serum gel 3 Working Days Only if gold sticker is ticked. For all IVF patients used the code @IVFT in the clinical details field in LIS. Y HTLV SCREEN (1+2) : Serum gel Paed : plasma 3 Working Days Y INFLUENZA / +/- other respiratory viruses on panel Green Viral Swab 3 working days (in season)/5 working days (not in season) and throat swabs. Y LYME DISEASE (Borrelia burgdorferi) : Serum gel 5 Working Days Y