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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Nosocomial Infections Laboratory |
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Lab location |
NCBID Wallaceville |
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Test name |
Molecular typing by DNA macrorestriction analysis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) |
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Organisms |
Nosocomial pathogens |
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Turnaround time |
15 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 |
A slope of 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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Unacceptable sample types |
Clinical specimens will not be accepted. We will also not type single isolates that are unconnected to any situation. |
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How results reported |
Report will state result as either distinct, indistinguishable or related to other isolates or a reference profile |
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Referral link |