Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load
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Testing for Tuberculosis (TB)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB PCR)
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) from symptomatic individual
Specimen Requirements
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5 ml sputum/induced sputum
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5 ml broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL)
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5 ml tracheal wash
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3-5 ml blood in heparin tube
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10 ml urine
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0.5-1 ml lymph node aspirate
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1-2 ml cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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0.5-1 ml bone marrow
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5 ml pus from abscess
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5 ml synovial fluid (from joint)
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5 ml pleural fluid
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Min 2 cm fresh tissue/ biopsy (synovial biopsy, endometrial biopsy, tissue biopsy/scrapings)
LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)
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3 days
T-spot TB
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Indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection in symptomatic (active TB) and asymptomatic (latent TB) individual
Specimen Requirements
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Adults and children 10 years old and over: 6 ml heparinized blood
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Children 2-9 years old: one 4 ml heparinized blood
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Children below 2 years old: 2 ml heparinized blood
*Do not refrigerate/freeze sample
* Sample not more than 30 hours
LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)
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1 day
Quantiferon TB Gold Plus
Specimen Requirements
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6 ml heparinized blood
LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)
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3 days