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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Nosocomial Infections Laboratory |
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Lab location |
Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua |
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Test name |
Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotyping |
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Organisms |
Clostridium difficile from outbreaks, recurrent infections and severe disease |
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Turnaround time |
10 working days for reference specimens |
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Requested for surveillance |
no |
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Notice required |
no |
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Sample requirements |
Pure culture |
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Media requirements |
Any medium that supports the growth of the organism |
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Pre-transport requirements |
Ambient temperature |
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Transport requirements |
Ambient temperature |
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How results reported |
The PCR-ribotype will be reported if the PCR-ribotyping products match those of one of the reference C. difficile PCR-ribotyping strains held by ESR. |
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Referral link |