Please state on request If sample received in Purple form if patient was on referral lab before 11 Group B top antibiotic before taking K 4.5 adult AM streptococcal 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. Haemophilus Red top influenzae b vacuette Blood None 5.5 15-24 days antibodies serum (HIB) * tube Please state on request If sample received in Purple form if patient was on referral lab before 11 top antibiotic before taking Haemophilus K 4.5 adult AM 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. Red top Hepatitis A vacuette IgM (Acute None 5.5 2 6 days – serum infection) *** tube Hepatitis A Red top IgG vacuette (Immunity/ None 5.5 7 14 days – serum Past infection) tube * Hepatitis B surface Red top antigen *** vacuette 2 6 days – Blood None 5.5 (HBsAg) serum (PTWIP) Acute tube Infection ** Please provide vaccination history. For Anti-HBs *** Red top information on HBV (Hepatitis B vacuette vaccine schedule/ post Blood None 5.5 2 - 6 days Immunity/ serum vaccination testing refer Vaccination) tube to Immunisation Guidelines at - Chapter 9 Hepatitis B Anti-HB core Red top (Evidence of vacuette Blood None 5.5 7 12 days – past infection) serum * tube
Group B streptococcal 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. Haemophilus influenzae b antibodies (HIB) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 15-24 days Haemophilus 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. Hepatitis A IgM (Acute infection) *** None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 2 – 6 days Hepatitis A IgG (Immunity/ Past infection) * None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7 – 14 days Hepatitis B surface antigen *** (HBsAg) Acute Infection ** Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 2 – 6 days (PTWIP) Anti-HBs *** (Hepatitis B Immunity/ Vaccination) Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Please provide vaccination history. For information on HBV vaccine schedule/ post vaccination testing refer to Immunisation Guidelines at - Chapter 9 Hepatitis B 2 - 6 days Anti-HB core (Evidence of past infection) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7 – 12 days
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