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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
