1210 results found
Insulin Like Growth Factor (Type 1)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Weekly
Insulin like Growth Factor BP3
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
Availability: Fortnightly
Interferon Neutralising Antibody
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
inv(16) CBFB-MYHII Fusion Gene Analysis - Qualitative
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3-10mL EDTA Whole Blood or 1-3mL Bone Marrow
Availability: 2-3 weeks to result
inv(16) CBFB-MYHII Fusion Gene Analysis - Quantitative
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3-10mL EDTA Whole Blood or 1-3mL Bone Marrow
Availability: 2-3 weeks to result
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold, Blood Gas Syringe
Collection Requirements: Arterial or venous collection. Radiometer blood gas syringe or 8.5 ml Serum in Gold topped tube. Ice is not required if sent to the lab promptly (see note).
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Fluid Container
Collection Requirements: 1-3mg of dry weight tissue required (2-3cm biopsy specimen). Wrap in Aluminium foil and place inside 50ml universal jar. Fresh specimen is preferred. Formalin fixed specimen can be utilised however results will be reported with a caveat comment.
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily
Isolate for E-Test Sensitivity
Tube colour: Agar plate
Collection Requirements: 18-48hr culture of isolate
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Agar plate
Collection Requirements: 18-48hr culture of isolate
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Agar plate
Collection Requirements: 18-48hr culture of isolate
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Isolate for Identification and Sensitivity (VITEK)
Tube colour: Agar plate
Collection Requirements: 18-48hr culture of isolate
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Pink, Lavender
Collection Requirements: 6-9 ml EDTA
Availability: Fortnightly
Collection Requirements: Amies swab (Gel)- copan. Swab x 2 or IUD sent in sterile screw capped container.
Availability: Weekdays & Saturday
Japanese B Encephalitis Virus Antibody
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Japanese B Encephalitis Virus PCR (blood)
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 9 ml EDTA
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Japanese B Encephalitis Virus PCR (swab)
Tube colour: Copan E-swab (liquid Amies) Pink Lid.
Collection Requirements: Saliva swab collected Copan e-swab (liquid Amies) pink lid.
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
JC Virus PCR (Urine, Blood or CSF)
Tube colour: Yellow Universal Container
LavenderBlack Top
Collection Requirements: Urine - Yellow top container
Bood - 9mL EDTA
CSF - Sterile Black top tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly
Kappa in situ hybridization (ISH) & Lambda in situ hybridization (ISH)
Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block.
Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections on charged slides.
Availability: Weekdays
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 9 ml blood EDTA tube, Request slip must be signed by collector
Availability: Turn around time:
Routine testing - 12 weeks, batched
Tube colour: Pink
Collection Requirements: 6 ml EDTA tube (Blood Bank)
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block.
Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections - See notes.
Availability: Weekdays
Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block.
Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections - See notes.
Availability: Weekdays
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: CSF Sterile Tube Pack
Collection Requirements: CSF
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Lactate (‘D’ isomer) Qualitative
Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 4 ml Fluoride Oxalate
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 4 ml Fluoride Oxalate
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Dark Green
Collection Requirements: 6mL Lithium Heparin with no Gel
Availability: Fortnightly
Lassa Fever, Viral Haemorrhagic Fever PCR
Tube colour: Lavender | Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: 9 ml EDTA and a Respiratory Swab. Please contact the pathology service BEFORE collection.
Availability: On request
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Monthly
Tube colour: Dark Blue
Collection Requirements: 6 ml in a Trace Metal Tube
Availability: Monthly
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Respiratory specimens, pleural fluid and other sterile body sites fluids, fresh biopsy specimens.
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: fresh biopsy specimens
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Urine in a sterile container
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)