MEASLES AND 4-5 Working Y Days MUMPS MEASLES SCREEN 4 Working Days Y EDTA 14 - 21 days If not sent out that day, National keep in fridge and send the Centre for following day. Retain a Medical scanned copy of request Genetics, MOLECULAR form If sent over the GENETICS weekend, in fridge as it Crumlin, is delivered to the lab. It 12. will be sent on Monday Tel : 01 Y* morning. 4096970 Adult : Serum 5 Working Days MUMPS SCREEN gel Y URGENT!! Send to NVRL ASAP and phone to inform them it’s en route. If needle NEEDLE STICK stick recipient comes at the SOURCE same time order a HOLD 3 Working Days on the recipient sample and send with source Y sample. NVRL, Tel 01 If it down with a needle 7164415 stick send it with the NEEDLE STICK needle stick blood. If there RECIPIENT (HOLD) is no needle stick blood it can wait to the next routine Y day as it’s not urgent. Faeces 3 working days Do not send vomitus NOROVIRUS / WINTER (in season)/5 VOMITING working days Y (not in season) OHD SCREEN Adult : Serum 5 Working Days Y gel Must be written on OHD IVS forms only If requested urgent by NVRL, Paed : Serum / 3 Working Days phone send ASAP. PARVOVIRUS SCREEN Tel 01 plasma Otherwise send with next 7164415 Y courier. Special blood 5 Working Days Keep sample at RT. Must be incubated 16hours after tubes (x4) QUANTIFERON TB Y Biomnis infection. Must be from Biomnis centrifuged within 3 days. CVS / Amniotic Change sample type on request screen to suit Fluid /EDTA West of specimen. If sent over the Regional weekend date and time Genetic CPA Service. Level form and store at room 2 B Laboratory temperature. Leave a note Medicine, QF PCR to Specimen reception staff Southern , to inform them that the , number: sample is in the fridge. It G514TF 14 - 21 days 2157 will be sent on Monday Tel : morning. Retain a scanned copy of request form.
MEASLES AND MUMPS 4-5 Working Days Y MEASLES SCREEN 4 Working Days Y MOLECULAR GENETICS EDTA 14 - 21 days If not sent out that day, keep in fridge and send the following day. Retain a scanned copy of request form If sent over the weekend, in fridge as it is delivered to the lab. It will be sent on Monday morning. National Centre for Medical Genetics, Crumlin, 12. Tel : 01 4096970 Y* MUMPS SCREEN Adult : Serum gel 5 Working Days NVRL, Tel 01 7164415 Y NEEDLE STICK SOURCE 3 Working Days URGENT!! Send to NVRL ASAP and phone to inform them it’s en route. If needle stick recipient comes at the same time order a HOLD on the recipient sample and send with source sample. Y NEEDLE STICK RECIPIENT (HOLD) If it down with a needle stick send it with the needle stick blood. If there is no needle stick blood it can wait to the next routine day as it’s not urgent. Y NOROVIRUS / WINTER VOMITING Faeces 3 working days (in season)/5 working days (not in season) Do not send vomitus Y OHD SCREEN Adult : Serum gel Paed : Serum / plasma 5 Working Days Y IVS Must be written on OHD forms only PARVOVIRUS SCREEN 3 Working Days If requested urgent by phone send ASAP. Otherwise send with next courier. NVRL, Tel 01 7164415 Y QUANTIFERON TB Special blood tubes (x4) from Biomnis 5 Working Days Keep sample at RT. Must be incubated 16hours after infection. Must be centrifuged within 3 days. Biomnis Y QF PCR CVS / Amniotic Fluid /EDTA 14 - 21 days Change sample type on request screen to suit specimen. If sent over the weekend date and time form and store at room temperature. Leave a note to Specimen reception staff to inform them that the sample is in the fridge. It will be sent on Monday morning. Retain a scanned copy of request form. West of Regional Genetic Service. Level 2 B Laboratory Medicine, Southern , , G514TF Tel : CPA number: 2157
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