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 Anti-DNAse B vacuette Blood None 5.0 Test No Longer Available * serum tube Useful for the investigation Red top of A Beta- vacuette Blood None 5.0 haemolytic Streptococcal 1 3 days – serum titre (ASOT) infection or post- tube streptococcal disorder e.g. rheumatic fever. Red top Aspergillus vacuette Blood None 5.0 13 18 days – precipitans * serum tube Red top Avian vacuette Blood None 5.0 13 21 days – allergans * serum tube Bartonella Red top henselae vacuette antibodies */ None 5.0 Test currently suspended serum Cat Scratch tube Disease Only accepted following Bordatella Red top prior consultation with pertussis Blood None 5.0 vacuette 18-24 days Consultant antibodies * tube Microbiologist. Borrellia Red top burgdorferi vacuette antibodies None 5.0 13 18 days – serum (Lyme tube Disease)* Brucella Red top Blood None 5.5 7-14 days screen * vacuette
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 Test No Longer Available titre (ASOT) Blood 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 * Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube 13 – 18 days Avian allergans * Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube 13 – 21 days Bartonella henselae antibodies */ Cat Scratch Disease None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube Test currently suspended Bordatella pertussis antibodies * Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 18-24 days Borrellia burgdorferi antibodies (Lyme Disease)* None 5.0 Red top vacuette serum tube 13 – 18 days Brucella screen * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette 7-14 days
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