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Request
Form |
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Combined
Pathology Blood form (Yellow/Black) or
Microbiology form (Green) |
|
Availability |
|
On
request during normal working
hours
Samples
should be taken during the morning to allow them to be
sent to the Reference Laboratory on the same day
|
|
Specific
Criteria |
|
Consult
the Virology Department on ext. 3536 or 01268-593536
Please
give detailed clinical information, including the date
of any previous referral for HIV viral load
|
|
Turnaround
Time |
|
7-10
days |
|
Specimen |
|
Whole
blood |
|
Volume |
|
7
ml |
|
Container |
|
Special sample
container must be obtained from Virology (see above) |
|
Collection |
|
Samples MUST be transported to laboratory immediately |
|
Lab.
Handling |
|
Send
to the Reference Laboratory on receipt |
|
Causes for
Rejection |
|
Unlabelled
sample
Delay in sample reaching laboratory |