A charge may apply for testing as part of workplace/pre-employment screening or for immigration purposes.
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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 |
Poliovirus neutralising antibody detection |
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Organisms |
Neutralising antibodies against poliovirus (family: Picornaviridae; Genus: Enterovirus; Groups: Poliovirus types 1-3) |
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Requested for surveillance |
no |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Sample requirements |
Single serum sample with minimum of 1 ml is required for measuring polio neutralising antibody titres. Paired sera are required for an AFP patient. The acute serum should be collected at the onset. The convalescent serum should be collected at least 14 |
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Pre-transport requirements |
± 3oC within 24 hours |
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Transport requirements |
± 3oC within 24 hours |
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How results reported |
Report will state poliovirus neutralising antibody titres for the specimen |
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Referral link |