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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
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Lab location |
Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt |
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Test name |
Enterovirus typing |
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Organisms |
Enterovirus (family: Picornaviridae; Genus: Enterovirus; Groups: Poliovirus types 1-3, Coxsackie A types 1-24, Coxsackie B types 1-6, Echovirus types 1-33, Enterovirus, types 68-71) |
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Requested for surveillance |
no |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Sample requirements |
Viral culture isolates and/or clinical specimens. (Please provide as detailed clinical information as possible) |
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Media requirements |
Viral culture media and/or viral transport medium |
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Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours |
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Transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours |
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How results reported |
Report will state the typing result for the referred viral isolate or specimen |
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Referral link |