MICROBIOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS Provisional results may be available if you contact the laboratory during working hours. Urgent requests or significant microscopy/ culture results etc. will be telephoned. Turn round times do not include the transport time from collection of sample to receipt of sample in the microbiology laboratory. INVESTIGATION SPECIMEN TYPE TRANSPORT DELIVERY TIME REQUEST FORM STORAGE TEMP TURNROUND TIME TO FINAL RESULT (working days) 1 Ascitic fluids Aspirate Sterile container and culture set ASAP Electronic Room temperature 48-96 if available order/Standard laboratory form Aspirates pus) 2 Aspirate/pus Sterile pot ASAP Electronic order 4O C 48-96 hrs /Standard laboratory form Bacteraemia Venous blood Blood culture set ASAP Electronic 37O C 48-72 hrs (2 bottles) laboratory form Sputum Sterile 60ml pot 24 hrs Electronic 4O C 48 hrs-7 days Chest infection order/Standard laboratory form Chlamydial Infection Endocervical/Urethral/ Special collection kit 3 48 hrs Electronic 4O C 7 days 7 see note below 3 Conjunctival/Urine laboratory form Cystitis Urine Sterile 10ml container 48 hrs Electronic order 4O C 24-72 hrs /Standard laboratory form Diarrhoea Faeces Blue container with 72 hrs Electronic 4O C 96 hrs laboratory form Diarrhoea ?CDT Faeces Blue container with spoon ASAP Electronic 4O C Within 24 hrs of order/Standard receipt of sample laboratory form in laboratory. Testing done 7 days per week, 1 run per day.
MICROBIOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS Provisional results may be available if you contact the laboratory during working hours. Urgent requests or significant microscopy/ culture results etc. will be telephoned. Turn round times do not include the transport time from collection of sample to receipt of sample in the microbiology laboratory. INVESTIGATION SPECIMEN TYPE TRANSPORT DELIVERY TIME REQUEST FORM STORAGE TEMP TURNROUND TIME TO FINAL RESULT (working days) 1 Ascitic fluids Aspirate Sterile container and culture set if available ASAP Electronic order/Standard laboratory form Room temperature 48-96 Aspirates pus) 2 Aspirate/pus Sterile pot ASAP Electronic order /Standard laboratory form 4O C 48-96 hrs Bacteraemia Venous blood Blood culture set (2 bottles) ASAP Electronic laboratory form 37O C 48-72 hrs Chest infection Sputum Sterile 60ml pot 24 hrs Electronic order/Standard laboratory form 4O C 48 hrs-7 days Chlamydial Infection see note below 3 Endocervical/Urethral/ Conjunctival/Urine Special collection kit 3 48 hrs Electronic laboratory form 4O C 7 days 7 Cystitis Urine Sterile 10ml container 48 hrs Electronic order /Standard laboratory form 4O C 24-72 hrs Diarrhoea Faeces Blue container with 72 hrs Electronic laboratory form 4O C 96 hrs Diarrhoea ?CDT Faeces Blue container with spoon ASAP Electronic order/Standard laboratory form 4O C Within 24 hrs of receipt of sample in laboratory. Testing done 7 days per week, 1 run per day.
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