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 burgdorferi Red top antibodies Blood None 5.0 vacuette 13 18 days – (Lyme tube Disease)* Red top Brucella vacuette Blood None 5.5 7-14 days screen * serum tube Urethral Chlamydia Swab Swab/ trachomatis (CT) PCR * APTIMA Samples Details on specimen Swab collection requested for collection for combined Eye Not device CT None CT and GC testing are 7-14 days Swab relevant kits investigations included in the APTIMA Throat Available will also be collection device kits swab from tested for Rectal Serology Neisseria Swab Lab gonorrhoeae (GC) specimen Chlamydia CFT Discontinued, NVRL in conjunction with labs in the UK has been unable to obtain control assay (Non antigens for Chlamydia for use in the CFT assay. STD, respiratory) Red top Only accepted following vacuette prior consultation with 3 for phoned Chloramphenicol – Blood None 5.5 levels * serum Consultant result tube Microbiologist.
serum tube 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)* Blood None 5.0 Red top vacuette tube 13 – 18 days Brucella screen * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7-14 days Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) PCR * Samples requested for CT investigations will also be tested for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Urethral Swab Swab Eye Swab Throat swab Rectal Swab specimen None Not relevant Swab/ APTIMA collection device kits Available from Serology Lab Details on specimen collection for combined CT and GC testing are included in the APTIMA collection device kits 7-14 days Chlamydia CFT assay (Non STD, respiratory) Discontinued, NVRL in conjunction with labs in the UK has been unable to obtain control antigens for Chlamydia for use in the CFT assay. Chloramphenicol levels * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 3 – for phoned result
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