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Sample Reqs

AAB

Turnaround

5 days

Special instructions

Clinical history must be provided.



Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/10ml (10ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)

B

Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml

Additional information

All citrate samples sent by post or with an overnight delay must be double spun and sent frozen.

Please send samples to:

Health Services Laboratories, The Halo Building, 1 Mabledon Place , London WC1H 9AX

Please note that sample stability times will affect the feasibility of running add-on tests – please phone the lab to discuss on 020 3946 8854.

Last-updated: 12/08/22

 

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