Blood (serum)
Gold topped clotted ( 5ml) x2
EDTA (pink topped) (5ml)
Please complete the “returning traveller” form and send with request – click here for form
Please refer to the Ambulatory Pathway document on the HUB intranet: “fever in the returning traveller”
Please contact the Consultant Microbiologist if you require these tests. There are potentially many tests available for diagnosis of exotic diseases from patients who have returned from abroad and detailed clinical information is required for best test selection.
Sent to Reference Laboratories
1-2 weeks
Urgency of testing will be discussed
Specimen Labelling Procedure
9018
