known hepatitis B positive. Hepatitis E only tested if ALT>500 4.9 ml clotted Gel HIV serology HIV Viral sample (brown 24hours confirmation Please use high risk Venous Blood Load, resistance testing In-house and Colindale top)EDTA sample ( Red 12-38 days stickers and HIV Pro-Viral DNA top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel Venous Blood Leptospira serology 14-21 days Colindale sample(brown top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel Venous blood Measles serology 12-14 days Rotherham sample(brown top) Meningococcal PCR and 2.7 ml EDTA sample (red Venous Blood 21 days Manchester Pneumococcal PCR top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel Venous Blood Mycoplasma serology 12-13 days Rotherham lab sample(brown top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel Parvovirus Rotherham Venous Blood sample(brown top)EDTA 12 days 14 days serology Parvovirus PCR lab Micropathology ( red top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel Venous Blood Procalcitonin 4 In-house sample(brown top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel Sheffield Virology Venous Blood Psittacosis serology 36 days sample(brown top) Colindale 4.9 ml clotted Gel Venous Blood Respiratory PCR 8 days Sheffield Virology sample (brown top) 4.9 ml clotted Gel (IgG) and Rotherham Venous Blood Rubella serology 4 days sample (brown top) (IgM) 4.9 ml clotted Gel 3 days confirmation In-house Venous Blood Syphillis serology sample(brown top) 17 days Sheffield Virology Please ensure tube 6ml Lithium heparin or is filled completely as Venous Blood TB - Quantiferon 2 x 2ml lithium heparin 6 days Rotherham Lab a minimum of 4mls is (if paed) needed 4.9 ml clotted Gel 4 days Confirmation Rotherham lab Venous Blood Toxoplasma serology sample(brown top) 24 days Swansea 4.9 ml clotted Gel 1 day Confirmation 7 Venous Blood Varicella Zoster serology sample(brown top) days Sheffield Virology
known hepatitis B positive. Hepatitis E only tested if ALT>500 Venous Blood HIV serology HIV Viral Load, resistance testing and HIV Pro-Viral DNA 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample (brown top)EDTA sample ( Red top) 24hours confirmation 12-38 days Please use high risk stickers In-house and Colindale Venous Blood Leptospira serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 14-21 days Colindale Venous blood Measles serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 12-14 days Rotherham Venous Blood Meningococcal PCR and Pneumococcal PCR 2.7 ml EDTA sample (red top) 21 days Manchester Venous Blood Mycoplasma serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 12-13 days Rotherham lab Venous Blood Parvovirus serology Parvovirus PCR 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top)EDTA ( red top) 12 days 14 days Rotherham lab Micropathology Venous Blood Procalcitonin 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 4 In-house Venous Blood Psittacosis serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 36 days Sheffield Virology Colindale Venous Blood Respiratory PCR 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample (brown top) 8 days Sheffield Virology Venous Blood Rubella serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample (brown top) 4 days (IgG) and Rotherham (IgM) Venous Blood Syphillis serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 3 days confirmation 17 days In-house Sheffield Virology Venous Blood TB - Quantiferon 6ml Lithium heparin or 2 x 2ml lithium heparin (if paed) 6 days Please ensure tube is filled completely as a minimum of 4mls is needed Rotherham Lab Venous Blood Toxoplasma serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 4 days Confirmation 24 days Rotherham lab Swansea Venous Blood Varicella Zoster serology 4.9 ml clotted Gel sample(brown top) 1 day Confirmation 7 days Sheffield Virology
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