IMRL
| Full details for "Mycobacteria - Epidemiological Typing". | |
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Name |
Mycobacteria - Epidemiological Typing |
Alternative name/Profile |
tubercle bacillus / TB / tuberculosis / M. tuberculosis complex / MTC / MTBC / M. africanum / M. bovis / M. bovis BCG / M. caprae / M. microti / M. canetti / acid fast bacillus / AFB / acid-fast stain / Ziehl-Neelsen stain / ZN stain / Kinyoun stain / fluorescence microscopy / auramine-rhodamine stain / Auramine O / Rhodamine B / hazard group 3 / category 3 pathogen / Polymerase Chain Reaction / PCR / hsp65 gene / nucleic acid hybridisation / resistance genes / rifampicin / isoniazid / TB typing / MIRU / MIRU-VNTR / VNTR / genotyping / Mycobacterium / M. chimaera |
Department |
IMRL |
Investigation |
The IMRL performs epidemiological genotyping on isolates of M. tuberculosis Complex from Users nationwide. Each isolate is compared to the larger IMRL database (2019 onwards) in order to look for emerging clusters or to confirm outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) already noted by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and Public Health. |
Specimen type |
MTC Culture / Referred culture |
Sample type |
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Sample container & volume |
Sterile microtube or LJ slope packed in accordance with ADR regulations as outlined in the IMRL User Manual |
Frequency of analysis |
Weekly |
Turnaround time |
30 days (7-10 days for urgent analysis)* |
Availability |
Monday - Friday |
Notes |
*Please note repeat testing may increase the Turnaround time. Urgent analysis performed on outbreak situations or possible cases of laboratory cross contamination. In these instances, the turnaround time is 7-10 days. When a specimen is procured it must be sent to the laboratory immediately. Batching of specimens is not recommended. Should a delay be unavoidable (e.g. weekends) specimens should be refrigerated until transported |
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Last updated |
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:32:12 GMT |