Red top Only accepted following Clostridium vacuette consultation with Blood None 5.5 18-24 days tetani serum Consultant antibodies * tube Microbiologist. Supplementary testing Red top sent to Immunology Coeliac vacuette 2-5 days for Blood None 5.5 UCHG if Anti tTG is Screen serum screen positive on initial tube screening. Only accepted following Red top Corynebacterium prior consultation with diphtheriae Blood None 5.5 vacuette 18-24 days Consultant antibodies * tube Microbiologist. Red top Only accepted following Coxiella burnetti (Q vacuette prior consultation with Blood None 5.5 18 - 24 days fever) serum Consultant antibodies * tube Microbiologist. Red top Only accepted following Cryptococcus vacuette prior consultation with Blood None 5.5 24 days Serology * serum Consultant tube Microbiologist. Red top Cytomegalovirus (CMV) None 5.5 vacuette 7-12 days antibodies * tube Blood K Purple EDTA top vacuette EDTA Serology Lab must be tube notified before sending samples. Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request form. Samples must be received in Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA 4.5 Laboratory, separated 10 18 days – CMV PCR * and frozen within 24 hrs of venepuncture. Please send to laboratory immediately as sample must be sent frozen to referral lab Urine
Clostridium tetani antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 18-24 days Coeliac Screen Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Supplementary testing sent to Immunology UCHG if Anti tTG is positive on initial screening. 2-5 days for screen Corynebacterium diphtheriae antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 18-24 days Coxiella burnetti (Q fever) antibodies * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 18 - 24 days Cryptococcus Serology * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Only accepted following prior consultation with Consultant Microbiologist. 24 days Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies * None 5.5 Red top vacuette tube 7-12 days Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA CMV PCR * Blood Urine 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. Please send to laboratory immediately as sample must be sent frozen to referral lab 10 – 18 days
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