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 Blood None 5.5 prior consultation with 15-24 days screened on serum Consultant Microbiologist urine in tube microbiology) Syphilis *** Red top screen None 5.5 vacuette 2-6 days (Treponema tube pallidum) ** Site of infection, Dose schedule, When last Red top Teicoplanin dose was must be vacuette 3– 7 days for phoned level (Trough) None 5.5 clearly indicated on form. serum result * Only accepted following tube prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist State dose schedule, Red top when last dose was Tobramycin vacuette 2 4 days for – Blood None 5.5 received, Level * serum phoned result Tobramycin is assayed tube in St Vincent’s Hospital Red top Toxocaral vacuette Blood None 5.5 15-24 days antibodies * serum tube Red top Toxoplasma vacuette Blood None 5.5 7-12 days screen * serum tube Red top Site of infection, Collect 2 hrs Vancomycin vacuette time of sample, Dose Results outside Blood None 5.5 levels *** serum schedule, When last therapeutic ranges tube dose was must be are phoned to ward
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 urine in microbiology) Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist 15-24 days Syphilis *** screen (Treponema pallidum) ** None 5.5 Red top vacuette tube 2-6 days Teicoplanin level (Trough) * None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Site of infection, Dose schedule, When last dose was must be clearly indicated on form. Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist 3– 7 days for phoned result Tobramycin Level * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube State dose schedule, when last dose was received, Tobramycin is assayed in St Vincent’s Hospital 2 – 4 days for phoned result Toxocaral antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 15-24 days Toxoplasma screen * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7-12 days Vancomycin levels *** Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Site of infection, Collect time of sample, Dose schedule, When last dose was must be 2 hrs Results outside therapeutic ranges are phoned to ward
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