Red top HIV vacuette confirmatory Blood None 5.5 5 12 days – serum * tube Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request Purple HIV Genotypic form. Samples must be top antiviral K received in Laboratory, Blood 2 X 4.5 vacuette 16-24 Days resistance EDTA separated and frozen EDTA testing within 24 hours of tube venepuncture and Serology Lab notified before blood is taken. Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request Purple form. Samples must be top HIV viral load K received in Laboratory, Blood 2 X 4.5 vacuette 10 24 days – * EDTA separated and frozen EDTA within 24 hours of tube venepuncture and Serology Lab notified before blood is taken. Sterile aspirate, Universal Influenza virus Send to Microbiology Viral None 4.5 5-12 days * Laboratory nasal/ or Throat swab sample Red top Leptospiral vacuette None 5.5 10 18 days – screen * serum tube Measles Red top antibodies Blood None 5.5 vacuette 10 18 days – (IgM + IgG) * tube Paed Red top 1.5 vacuette Variable, 2 6 – None antibodies * (0.2-0.5 serum months ml tube Red top Monospot vacuette (Glandular Blood None 5.5 1.-3 days serum fever) tube
HIV confirmatory * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 5 – 12 days HIV Genotypic antiviral resistance testing Blood K EDTA 2 X 4.5 Purple top vacuette EDTA tube Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request form. Samples must be received in Laboratory, separated and frozen within 24 hours of venepuncture and Serology Lab notified before blood is taken. 16-24 Days HIV viral load * Blood K EDTA 2 X 4.5 Purple top vacuette EDTA tube Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request form. Samples must be received in Laboratory, separated and frozen within 24 hours of venepuncture and Serology Lab notified before blood is taken. 10 – 24 days Influenza virus * aspirate, Viral nasal/ Throat sample None 4.5 Sterile Universal or swab Send to Microbiology Laboratory 5-12 days Leptospiral screen * None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 10 – 18 days Measles antibodies (IgM + IgG) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette tube 10 – 18 days antibodies * None Paed 1.5 (0.2-0.5 ml Red top vacuette serum tube Variable, 2 – 6 months Monospot (Glandular fever) Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 1.-3 days
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