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See also:Dengue antibodies Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Sample requirements 4ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube AND 8.5ml of blood taken into a plain
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a fluoride-oxalate tube) Please telephone the laboratory before taking the sample For adults and children, 2 ml of blood taken into a fluoride-oxalate
a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust top tube For neonates, blood taken into
For adults and children, blood taken into a 2mL fluoride-oxalate tube For neonates, blood taken into a 0.25mL minicollect fluoride-oxalate tube
Sample requirements For adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust
Spots can also be made in laboratory using blood taken into a minicollect lithium heparin tube.
Sample requirements For adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust top
For children, send blood taken into a 2mL lithium heparin tube Storage/transport Do not store.
Sample requirements Serum - paired samples not required 8.5ml of blood taken into a plain gel tube Neonatal samples into a 1 mL serum tube Required
For adults, blood taken into a 4mL EDTA tube For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube For infants, blood taken into a 1mL minicollect EDTA tube
For adults, blood taken into an 4mL EDTA tube For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory
into virus transport tube For gingivo-stomatitis sample the buccal mucosa Requesting and what to tell us: Relevant clinical details and date of onset
a plain gel tube PCR Plasma - paired samples not required 4ml of blood taken into an EDTA Tube For adults 2 full EDTA tubes are required for Hepatitis
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Sample requirements For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube For infants, blood taken into a
Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 2mL lithuim heparin tube For infants, blood taken into a 1mL plain minicollect tube (or 0.8mL minicollect
Different devices may be used: A cannula A cannula (thin tube) will be inserted into the back of your hand or arm into a vein.
If other CSF investigations are required please check CSF Sample Requirements for further details A minimum of 0.1 mL of CSF collected into a plain 30