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Neonatal Screen

  • Test Name: Neonatal screen
  • Laboratory: Microbiology
  • Specimen Type: Swabs - Nasal, Ear, Eye, Throat, Umbilical, Axilla, Groin, Perineal
  • Specimen Container: Amies swab.
  • Specimen Volume: N/A
  • Specimen Requirements: Refrigerate if delivery to the laboratory is delayed.
  • Other details: N/A
  • Frequency of analysis/ assay: Daily
  • Turnaround Time: 2-4 days
  • Phone alert limits: Group A streptococci isolates, Group B streptococci isolates, new MRSA isolates from hospital in-patients and new VRE isolates are all phoned to the requesting clinicians
  • Preanalytical stability at room temp: N/A

Neurone Specific Enolase (NSE)

  • Test Name: Neurone Specific Enolase (NSE)
  • Laboratory: Biochemistry Referred Test
  • Specimen Type: Serum
  • Specimen Container: Yellow
  • Specimen Volume: 4 mls
  • Specimen Requirements: Send sample to lab within 3 hours.
  • Other details: Send a separate request form and sample.
  • Frequency of analysis/ assay:
  • Turnaround Time: 3 weeks
  • Phone alert limits:
  • Preanalytical stability at room temp: Sample must be separated and frozen in lab < 4 hours

Norovirus 

  • Test Name: Norovirus
  • Laboratory: Microbiology
  • Specimen Type: Faeces
  • Specimen Container: Sterile universal container with/without a spoon.
  • Specimen Volume:1-2g(spoonful)
  • Specimen Requirements: Refrigerate if delivery to the laboratory is delayed
  • Other details: N/A
  • Frequency of analysis/ assay: Daily
  • Turnaround Time: 1 working day
  • Phone alert limits: Positive Norovirus results are phoned to the requesting clinician/ward
  • Preanalytical stability at room temp: N/A