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 and sample. 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. sample must be frozen within 24 hrs of collection Red top vacuette Rubella IgG*** Blood None 5.5 2-6 days serum tube Red top vacuette Rubella IgM * Blood None 5.5 7-12 days serum tube Red top vacuette Staphylococcal Blood None 5.5 Test currently suspended antibodies * serum tube Schistosomal antibodies * Red top Only accepted following (Primarily vacuette None 5.5 prior consultation with 15-24 days screened on serum Consultant Microbiologist in tube microbiology) Syphilis *** Red top screen vacuette Blood None 5.5 2-6 days (Treponema serum pallidum) ** tube Site of infection, Dose Red top Teicoplanin schedule, When last vacuette 3– 7 days for phoned level (Trough) Blood None 5.5 dose was given, must be serum result * clearly indicated on form. tube Only accepted following
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) * 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. Sample must be received and frozen within 24 hours of venepuncture. sample must be frozen within 24 hrs of collection 10-24 days Rubella IgG*** Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 2-6 days Rubella IgM * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7-12 days Staphylococcal antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Test currently suspended Schistosomal antibodies * (Primarily screened on in microbiology) None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist 15-24 days Syphilis *** screen (Treponema pallidum) ** Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 2-6 days Teicoplanin level (Trough) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Site of infection, Dose schedule, When last dose was given, must be clearly indicated on form. Only accepted following 3– 7 days for phoned result
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