Serology Lab must be notified before sending samples. Specimen Purple collect date and time Epstein-Barr top K must be provided on Virus PCR Blood 4.5 vacuette 10 21 days – EDTA request form. Samples EBV DNA * EDTA must be received in tube Laboratory, separated and frozen within 24 hrs of venepuncture Red top Farmers lung vacuette 10 24 – None 5.5 screen * serum days tube Red top vacuette 5.5 Weeks Assay serum tube Site of infection, Time was collected, Dose schedule, When last 3-6 hours dose was given, must be clearly indicated on Results outside Red top request form. therapeutic ranges Gentamicin vacuette Blood None 5.5 See HSE Intranet/ SUH are phoned to ward levels *** serum homepage/ hyperlink to during routine day. tube to Antimicrobial All tests performed ‘Guide Use in SRH’ On Call are phoned Desirable Levels: to ward Gentamicin (pre-dose): <1mg/L Please state on request If sample received in Purple form if patient was on referral lab before 11 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 b vacuette influenzae Blood None 5.5 15-24 days antibodies serum (HIB) * tube Please state on request Purple If sample received in Haemophilus K 4.5 adult form if patient was on top referral lab before 11 PCR * EDTA 1.5 paed antibiotic before taking vacuette AM sample, Clinical details,
Epstein-Barr Virus PCR EBV DNA * Blood K EDTA 4.5 Purple top vacuette EDTA tube Serology Lab must be notified before sending samples. Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request form. Samples must be received in Laboratory, separated and frozen within 24 hrs of venepuncture 10 – 21 days Farmers lung screen * None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 10 – 24 days Assay 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Weeks Gentamicin levels *** Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Site of infection, Time was collected, Dose schedule, When last dose was given, must be clearly indicated on request form. See HSE Intranet/ SUH homepage/ hyperlink to ‘Guide to Antimicrobial Use in SRH’ Desirable Levels: Gentamicin (pre-dose): <1mg/L 3-6 hours Results outside therapeutic ranges are phoned to ward during routine day. All tests performed On Call are phoned to ward 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 * K EDTA 4.5 adult 1.5 paed Purple top vacuette Please state on request form if patient was on antibiotic before taking sample, Clinical details, If sample received in referral lab before 11 AM
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