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Test ID: ENTEROVIRUS ISOLATION - SGH

Test Name:
ENTEROVIRUS ISOLATION - SGH
Test Code:
O ENTERO S
Specialised Test:
No - Send Out Test
Turnaround Time:
?Monday � Saturday; TAT:?Positive preliminary report : 3 days � 3 weeks ;Final report with enterovirus typing results : 2 - 6 weeks;Negative report : 3 week
Test Schedule:
NA
Test Type:
Send Out Test (SGH)
Additional Test Note:
?Refrigerate samples until transport to laboratory. Do not freeze.Send samples on ice pack to laboratory.
Sample Requirement:
?1 � 2 mL CSF;Stool for all clinical presentations. Two stool samples collected 24 - 48 hours apart must be sent from all patients aged 15 years and below with a diagnosis of AFP (acute flaccid paralysis) for poliomyelitis surveillance;Throat swab/nasopharyngeal aspirate within the first 3 � 4 days of onset for all clinical presentations;Throat swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate or bronchoalveolar lavage;Pericardial fluid;Vesicular fluid Send samples (except CSF, stool, pericardial fluid & vesicular fluid) in Virus Transport Medium.
Fasting Requirement:
None
Parkway Laboratory Services
Last Update:
26/09/2024
Update:
Additional Note, Sample Requirement, Turnaround Time

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