Fungal Infection Nail clippings/Skin Special available from 48 hrs Electronic Room temperature Micro up to 1 week ‘Dermapaks’ scrapings/Plucked hairs lab also sterile universal or pot order/Standard Culture 2-3 weeks laboratory form Joint Fluids Aspirate Sterile container and blood culture ASAP Electronic Room temperature 48-96 hours set if available order/Standard laboratory form Pregnancy EMU Sterile 10ml container 48 hrs Electronic 4O C 24 hrs, batched order/Standard testing afternoon laboratory form. Semen analysis Semen Collection pack is available from the Within 1 hour of Standard Keep Warm 1 week Infertility laboratory contains a to ejaculation laboratory form (Samples will only – ‘how collect’ leaflet , request form and be examined : directions to laboratory and a Mon-Fri container with blue label is now required which needs additional information such as length of abstinence, time of collection etc. Semen analysis Sterile pot 24 hrs Standard Room temperature 1 week post vasectomy laboratory form Streptococcus Urine Sterile 10ml urine container ASAP Electronic Room temperature if 24 hrs pneumoniae Urinary order/Standard to be tested within antigen test laboratory form 24 hours otherwise Legionella urinary store at 2-8 0C antigen test Tuberculosis Sputum x 3 Sterile pot special large urine 48 hrs Electronic 4O C 1 week – EMU x 3 contact the lab container (positive smears – for details of collection laboratory form phoned as an required and for special urgency) container Culture 8 weeks 7 Vaginal discharge HVS Bacterial transport medium 48 hrs Electronic/Standard 4O C 48-72 hrs bacterial vaginosis, laboratory form TV, yeast, Vaginal discharge Endocervical/Urethral Bacterial transport medium ASAP Electronic/Standard 4O C 48-72 hrs PID, Post-op, Post-partum swab/HVS laboratory form
Fungal Infection Nail clippings/Skin scrapings/Plucked hairs Special ‘Dermapaks’ available from lab also sterile universal or pot 48 hrs Electronic order/Standard laboratory form Room temperature Micro up to 1 week Culture 2-3 weeks Joint Fluids Aspirate Sterile container and blood culture set if available ASAP Electronic order/Standard laboratory form Room temperature 48-96 hours Pregnancy EMU Sterile 10ml container 48 hrs Electronic order/Standard laboratory form. 4O C 24 hrs, batched testing afternoon Semen analysis Infertility Semen Collection pack is available from the laboratory – contains a ‘how to collect’ leaflet , request form and directions to laboratory and a container with blue label is now required which needs additional information such as length of abstinence, time of collection etc. Within 1 hour of ejaculation Standard laboratory form Keep Warm (Samples will only be examined : Mon-Fri 1 week Semen analysis post vasectomy Sterile pot 24 hrs Standard laboratory form Room temperature 1 week Streptococcus pneumoniae Urinary antigen test Legionella urinary antigen test Urine Sterile 10ml urine container ASAP Electronic order/Standard laboratory form Room temperature if to be tested within 24 hours otherwise store at 2-8 0C 24 hrs Tuberculosis Sputum x 3 EMU x 3 – contact the lab for details of collection required and for special container Sterile pot – special large urine container 48 hrs Electronic laboratory form 4O C 1 week (positive smears phoned as an urgency) Culture 8 weeks 7 Vaginal discharge bacterial vaginosis, TV, yeast, HVS Bacterial transport medium 48 hrs Electronic/Standard laboratory form 4O C 48-72 hrs Vaginal discharge PID, Post-op, Post-partum Endocervical/Urethral swab/HVS Bacterial transport medium ASAP Electronic/Standard laboratory form 4O C 48-72 hrs
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