PAEDIATRIC SAMPLES: If submitting 2 ml microtubes please provide 1 tube per investigation Volume Specimen Additive Test/ Profile Special Requirements Required/ Type required Type Turnaround Times ml Red top Only accepted following Amoebic vacuette prior consultation with Blood None 5.0 18-24 days Serology * serum Consultant tube Microbiologist. Antibiotic See under individual antibiotic assays assays Antenatal Red top Screen/ vacuette Rubella, Blood None 5.0 2- 6 days serum Syphilis, tube HBsAg, HIV ** Site of infection, Dose schedule, When last dose was given, must be Red top clearly indicated on form. Amikacin vacuette 2 days for phoned Blood None 5.0 Prior discussion with levels * serum report Consultant Microbiologist tube required. Amikacin is assayed in Biomnis Laboratory Red top Only accepted following Anti-DNAse B vacuette prior consultation with Blood None 5.0 18-24 days * serum Consultant tube Microbiologist. Useful for the investigation Red top of A Beta- vacuette None 5.0 haemolytic Streptococcal 1 3 days – serum titre (ASOT) infection or post- tube streptococcal disorder e.g. rheumatic fever. Aspergillus Red top None 5.0 13 18 days – precipitans * vacuette
PAEDIATRIC SAMPLES: If submitting 2 ml microtubes please provide 1 tube per investigation Test/ Profile Specimen Type Additive required Volume Required/ ml Type Special Requirements Turnaround Times Amoebic Serology * Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 18-24 days Antibiotic assays See under individual antibiotic assays Antenatal Screen/ Rubella, Syphilis, HBsAg, HIV ** Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube 2- 6 days Amikacin levels * Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube Site of infection, Dose schedule, When last dose was given, must be clearly indicated on form. Prior discussion with Consultant Microbiologist required. Amikacin is assayed in Biomnis Laboratory 2 days for phoned report Anti-DNAse B * Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 18-24 days titre (ASOT) None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube Useful for the investigation of A Beta- haemolytic Streptococcal infection or post- streptococcal disorder e.g. rheumatic fever. 1 – 3 days Aspergillus precipitans * None 5.0 Red top vacuette 13 – 18 days
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