Red top Mumps vacuette antibodies Blood None 5.5 10 18 days – serum (IgM + IgG) * tube NVRL will test Mycoplasma IgM for patients the age of Red top 20. For patients >/= 20 Mycoplasma vacuette years old prior pneumoniae None 5.5 10 18 days – serum discussion is required antibodies * tube with Consultant Microbiologist as these samples are sent, to UK for analysis Please state on request If sample received in Purple form if patient was on referral lab before 11 Neisseria top antibiotic before taking K 4.5 adult AM meningitidis Blood vacuette sample, Clinical details, EDTA 1.5 paed preliminary verbal PCR * EDTA Date of onset of report can be issued tube symptoms same day. Parvovirus Red top B19 serology Blood None 5.5 vacuette 10 18 days – * tube Red top Only accepted following vacuette Pneumococcal Blood None 5.5 prior consultation with 15-24 days antibodies * serum Consultant Microbiologist tube Please state on request If sample received in Purple form if patient was on referral lab before 11 top antibiotic before taking K 4.5 adult AM Pneumococcal Blood vacuette sample, Clinical details, PCR * EDTA 1.5 paed preliminary verbal EDTA Date of onset of report can be issued tube symptoms same day Specimen collect date and time must be Red top provided on request form vacuette Blood and sample. Blood serum Sample must be Polyomavirus tube None 5.5 received and frozen 10-24 days (JC, BK) * Sterile CSF within 24 hours of Universal Urine venepuncture. Urine sample must be frozen within 24 hrs of collection
Mumps antibodies (IgM + IgG) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 10 – 18 days Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies * None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube NVRL will test Mycoplasma IgM for patients the age of 20. For patients >/= 20 years old prior discussion is required with Consultant Microbiologist as these samples are sent, to UK for analysis 10 – 18 days Neisseria meningitidis PCR * Blood K EDTA 4.5 adult 1.5 paed Purple top vacuette EDTA tube Please state on request form if patient was on antibiotic before taking sample, Clinical details, Date of onset of symptoms If sample received in referral lab before 11 AM preliminary verbal report can be issued same day. Parvovirus B19 serology * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette tube 10 – 18 days Pneumococcal antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist 15-24 days Pneumococcal PCR * Blood K EDTA 4.5 adult 1.5 paed Purple top vacuette EDTA tube Please state on request form if patient was on antibiotic before taking sample, Clinical details, Date of onset of symptoms If sample received in referral lab before 11 AM preliminary verbal report can be issued same day Polyomavirus (JC, BK) * Blood CSF Urine None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Sterile Universal Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request form and sample. Blood Sample must be received and frozen within 24 hours of venepuncture. Urine sample must be frozen within 24 hrs of collection 10-24 days
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