Virology

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Hepatitis B Serology (HBsAg), (anti-HBc), (anti-HBs), (anti-HBc IgM), (HBeAg), (anti-HBe)	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs: DAILY anti-HBc IgM, HBeAg, anti-HBe: TWICE WEEKLY

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Enterovirus PCR	CSF, Skin swab, Throat swab, Respiratory secretions and vesicle fluid/swab.	Sterile universal container or Viral liquid transport media(green top)	Twice weekly (*CSF)

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Hepatitis B DNA	Peripheral blood	10mL whole blood EDTA Purple top	Weekly (depending on sample numbers)

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Hepatitis C PCR	Blood sample must be filled completely. An individual clotted sample must be received for HCV PCR testing (with no other OCM labels attached).”	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	twice weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Toxoplasma gondii PCR	Whole Blood, CSF	3ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) 250ul CSF	Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
VZV PCR	BAL, Viral swab, Vesicle fluid	green topped Sigma Virocult Viral swab; Universal container for BAL and vesicle fluid	Twice weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Eye swab - viral	Eye swab	green topped Sigma Virocult Viral swab	Twice Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Respiratory Viral Screen (SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, Influenza B, Respiratory syncytial virus)	Comined Nose & Throat swab, Naso pharyngeal aspirate (NPA), BAL	Combined nose and throat swab: taken with green / red viral transport media (VTM) swab NPA/BAL: sterile universal container	Daily (in season)

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Coxiella burnetti serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
EBV serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Monday - Friday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Hepatitis A serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Hepatitis A IgG - Daily : Hepatitis A IgM - Twice Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Hepatitis C antibody	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
CSF Viral testing	CSF	Sterile universal container	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HIV viral load	Peripheral Blood	10mL whole blood EDTA Purple top	3-4 times weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HIV serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Monday - Friday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
CMV serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HSV - serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HTLV	Peripheral Blood	6 ml Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HTLV proviral DNA	Peripheral blood	10mL whole blood EDTA Purple top	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Mumps virus - PCR	Saliva or Oral Fluid, CSF, Throat swab, Urine	Sterile universal container, oral fluid swab, CSF, or viral swab	Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Mumps virus - serology	Peripheral blood or saliva	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube or sterile universal container	Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Norovirus	Faeces	Sterile universal container containing 2-3 ml of loose/liquid specimen	In Season: Daily Out of Season: 3 times per Week

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Parvovirus B19 Molecular	Peripheral blood, Amniotic fluid,	10 ml whole blood EDTA Purple top (Plasma), Sterile Universal (Amniotic fluid)	Twice Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Parvovirus B19 Serology	Peripheral Blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Rickettsia	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Rubella serology	Peripheral blood, oral fluid	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily.

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Toxoplasma gondii serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
VZV serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
West Nile virus	Peripheral Blood or CSF	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube or Sterile universal container for CSF	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Zika Virus PCR	Peripheral blood and urine collected within 14 days of onset of illness	1omL whole blood EDTA Purple Top, Urine in Sterile universal container.	Once per week

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Zika Virus Seroloy	Peripheral Blood	6ml clotted Red top serum tube	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
BKV PCR	Minimum 10ml Urine	Sterile universal container	Twice weekly, Monday and Thursday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HSV PCR (Not CSF)	Viral swab, Vesicle Fluid	green topped Sigma Virocult Viral swab	Twice weekly, Monday and Thursday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Syphilis - serology	Peripheral blood / CSF	Peripheral blood: 6 ml clotted red top serum tube CSF: Additional CSF drops should be taken into CSF sample #3. Approximately 250uL CSF is required for syphilis serology.	Daily

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Mpox PCR	Viral swab from skin lesion	Viral swab: Virocult (green) or UTM-RT (red)	2-3 times weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Adenovirus PCR	Peripheral blood	3 mL whole Blood EDTA Purple Top	Twice weekly; Tuesday & Friday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Hepatitis E PCR	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted red top serum tube	Weekly (Wednesday)

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
EBV PCR	Peripheral Blood	3mL Whole Blood EDTA Purple top	Twice weekly; Tuesday & Friday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
CMV PCR	Peripheral blood,BAL	3 mL whole blood EDTA Purple Top	Twice weekly Tuesday & Friday

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HHV-8 PCR	Peripheral Blood	10ml whole blood EDTA Purple Top	Once weekly (Wednesday)

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Borrelia burgdorferi	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	2 - 3 times weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Bartonella serology	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Dengue Fever serology	Peripheral Blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Dengue virus PCR	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	By arrangement

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
HIV genotypic resistance	Peripheral Blood	10 ml EDTA whole blood Purple top	Weekly

Name	Specimen type	Sample container & volume	Frequency of analysis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae	Peripheral blood	6 ml clotted Red top serum tube	2-3 times per week

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