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Samples should be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay. Turnaround time 2 - 3 days
Samples should be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay. Turnaround time 1 - 3 days
Samples should be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay. Refrigerate samples if transport is delayed.
Samples should be kept at 4°C if there is a delay in sending. Please contact the laboratory if in doubt as sample integrity may be affected.
Samples should be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay.
Samples should be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay. Turnaround time 2 - 4 days
Samples should be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay. Turnaround time 2–3 days
Sample requirements 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube If the sample volume is small or there is expected to be a delay in referring the sample,
It can also delay your recovery time. Let’s see you as a person and help you get home quicker, by getting up, dressed and getting active again.
Contact with other suspected cases Vaccination history Storage/transport Refrigerate immediately after collection Transport to the laboratory without delay
or recent antibiotic therapy Immunocompromise Travel history Occupational risks Bronchiectasis If ventilated Storage/transport Transport without delay
Required information Relevant clinical details Current or recent antibiotic therapy Antibiotic allergies Storage/transport Transport without delay.
Underlying bowel disease Current or recent antibiotic therapy covering the previous 4 weeks Known recent hospitalisation Storage/transport Transport without delay
Similarly, our ambulance services continue to respond to all emergencies and therefore the public should not hesitate to contact 999, without delay, in
CSF shunt Storage/transport Samples must be transported to the laboratory with minimal delay.
antibiotic therapy If sample is induced sputum Bronchiectasis Immunocompromise Travel history Occupational risks Storage/transport Transport without delay
Delay in sample delivery.
disorder of biotin recycling, associated with skin rashes and neurological problems (including seizures, hypotonia, hearing loss, alopecia, developmental delay
Quality Improvement Poster Download Background & Problem Sepsis mortality increases with antibiotic delay.