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Notes For sinus tissues see Tissue and biopsy samples Sample requirements 30mL sterile Universal A minimum volume of 1 mL is required, but a larger volume

Sample requirements CSF 30 mL sterile universal container 4ml of blood taken into an EDTA Tube Required information Relevant clinical details Storage

mL EDTA tube Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory.

Urine samples sent in red capped 30 mL sterile universal containers are also accepted

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,

part of a prosthetic joint set are treated differently - see prosthetic joint/bone samples Sample requirements 30mL sterile Universal A minimum of 1 mL

Sample requirements CSF - 30 mL sterile universal container A minimum CSF volume of 150 µl is required for reliable testing. 4ml of blood taken into

Sample requirements 30mL sterile Universal A minimum volume of 1 mL is required, but a larger volume is desirable if possible Samples must be decanted

): 1.4 Concentration: 16 million/ml Total motility: 42% Normal forms: 4% TZI: 1.00-4.00 Ph: >=7.2

A sperm count of <100,000 per mL is considered low risk for unwanted pregnancy.

perforation See also:Ascitic fluid for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis CAPD fluid Sample requirements 30mL sterile Universal A minimum volume of 1 mL

Sample requirements For adults, 6 ml of blood taken into a trace element tube For children and neonates, a minimum of 1 ml taken into a Teklab

requirements Dry swab for MRSA screen only - Do not use for any other samples Standard charcoal transport swab Place swab into transport medium 30 mL

T-spot test TB Quantiferon gold test Sputum and ET secretions Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) Blood culture - Mycobacteria Sample requirements Sputum 60 mL

6mL EDTA and 6 mL Clot

For adults 5.0 mL of blood taken into a gold topped gel tube The testing lab need approximately 1-2 mL of separated serum (the minimum acceptable is 100

A minimum of 1 mL CSF taken into a 30 mL Universal (tap #4 preferred) (approximately 25 drops from the Luer connector on the needle) Blood taken into

Sample requirements Urine: 30 mL sterile universal container 4ml of blood taken into an EDTA Tube Required information Relevant clinical details Storage

Sample Requirements Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube Paediatric 1ml Serum Sample Turnaround Times 7 days Reference Ranges 0-14 IU/ml Assay Interferences

For adults and children, 3 - 10 ml of blood taken into a EDTA tube (requires 2 x EDTA tubes).