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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 |
Influenza virus neutralising antibodies |
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Organisms |
Influenza A & B virus (family: Orthomyxoviridae; Genus: influenza A & B) |
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Requested for surveillance |
no |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Sample requirements |
Acute serum obtained at the first contact with the healthcare system (within 5 days of symptom onset) and convalescent serum (between 2-3 weeks after symptom onset) |
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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 influenza virus neutralising antibody titres for the serum specimen: the reciprocal of the highest dilution causing complete haemagglutination inhibition of erythrocytes by relevant influenza viruses |
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Turnaround time |
Contact the laboratory |
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Referral link |