Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to the 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 21 days Public Health England Reference Laboratory at Porton (Rust Top) Down, Salisbury 5 ml GEL SST Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Schistosomal antibodies Serum See report 21 days (Rust Top) Quest Diagnostics 5 ml GEL SST Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Strongyloides antibodies Serum Negative 21 days (Rust Top) Quest Diagnostics RPR 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 7 days Usually performed as part of Syphilis screening test. (Rapid Plasma Reagin) (Rust Top) 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 3 days (Rust Top) 5 ml GEL SST Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Toxocara Antibodies Serum Negative 21 days (Rust Top) Quest Diagnostics Samples giving a positive screening test result will be 5 ml GEL SST Negative Serum 7 days reported as such and sent to a reference laboratory for (Rust Top) (<1:16) further tests. 5 ml GEL SST Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Trichinella antibodies Serum Negative 21 days (Rust Top) Quest Diagnostics 5 ml GEL SST Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Trypanosomal Antibodies Serum Negative 21 days (Rust Top) The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. (please also see Leptospira antibodies) Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to 6 ml EDTA Whipples PCR Whole Blood Negative 21 days Micropathology, Coventry (Pink Top) 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 21 days Referred to Public Health England, Colindale (Rust Top)
Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to the Public Health England Reference Laboratory at Porton Down, Salisbury Schistosomal antibodies Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) See report 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Quest Diagnostics Strongyloides antibodies Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Quest Diagnostics RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin) Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 7 days Usually performed as part of Syphilis screening test. Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 3 days Toxocara Antibodies Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Quest Diagnostics Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative (<1:16) 7 days Samples giving a positive screening test result will be reported as such and sent to a reference laboratory for further tests. Trichinella antibodies Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Quest Diagnostics Trypanosomal Antibodies Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. (please also see Leptospira antibodies) Whipples PCR Whole Blood 6 ml EDTA (Pink Top) Negative 21 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Micropathology, Coventry Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 21 days Referred to Public Health England, Colindale