Request Form 

Combined Pathology Blood form (Yellow/Black or Blue for GP's) or
Microbiology form (Green)

Availability

On request during normal working hours

Specific Criteria

Please give detailed clinical information, including date of onset/contact with the suspected infection, and any current, or intended, antibiotic therapy

Turnaround Time

7 - 10 days 

Specimen

Serum

Volume

7 ml

Container

Yellow top (SST) tube

Collection

Samples should be transported to laboratory immediately.

Lab. Handling

Aliquot and store at 4ºC; send to the Reference Laboratory as soon as possible

Causes for Rejection

Unlabelled sample
Insufficient clinical information given