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Whole Blood - Serum-Gel.
DEDICATED specimen聽谤别辩耻颈谤别诲.听Send to laboratory immediately. Must be centrifuged within 6 hours of collection.
LAB NOTES:
Send via Microbial Serology
Centrifuge Serum- Gel specimen within 6 hours of collection. Dedicated unbreached specimen required. Do NOT share.
Forward the centrifuged specimen to Microbial Serology who will aliquot, (in the event聽dedicated聽specimen could not be taken)聽and organise send away.
Transport to external pathology provider at 2-8掳C聽within聽72 hours.
If the sample cannot be sent within 72 hours, (e.g. a long weekend),聽freeze聽the centrifuged primary聽serum-gel tube聽in the -70掳C SR freezer (no need to aliquot the serum, only separate by centrifugation).
Three times a week