Red top Leptospiral vacuette Blood None 5.5 10 18 days – screen * serum tube Red top Measles vacuette antibodies Blood None 5.5 10 18 days – serum (IgM + IgG) * tube Paed 1.5 Red top Variable, 2 6 – Blood None (0.2-0.5 vacuette antibodies * months ml tube serum) Red top Monospot vacuette (Glandular Blood None 5.5 1.-3 days serum fever) tube Red top Mumps vacuette antibodies Blood None 5.5 10 18 days – serum (IgM + IgG) * tube NVRL will test Mycoplasma IgM for patients under the age of Red top 20. For patients >/= 20 Mycoplasma vacuette years old prior pneumoniae Blood 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 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. Red top Parvovirus vacuette B19 serology Blood None 5.5 10 18 days – serum * tube Red top Only accepted following vacuette Pneumococcal Blood None 5.5 prior consultation with 15-24 days antibodies * serum Consultant Microbiologist tube
Leptospiral screen * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 10 – 18 days Measles antibodies (IgM + IgG) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 10 – 18 days antibodies * Blood None Paed 1.5 (0.2-0.5 ml serum) Red top vacuette tube Variable, 2 – 6 months Monospot (Glandular fever) Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 1.-3 days Mumps antibodies (IgM + IgG) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 10 – 18 days Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube NVRL will test Mycoplasma IgM for patients under 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 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 serum 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
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