Virology
| Full details for "Enterovirus culture". | |
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Name |
Enterovirus culture |
Alternative name/Profile |
coxsackie A / coxsackie B / group A coxsackieviruses / group B coxsackieviruses / echoviruses / Polioviruses / paralytic poliomyelitis / pancreatitis / macular rash / papular rash / paresis / Pleurodynia / orchitis / vesicular rash / hand, foot and mouth disease / herpangina / gingivostomatitis |
Department |
Virology |
Investigation |
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Specimen type |
Throat swab, Respiratory secrections and stool |
Sample type |
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Sample container & volume |
Sterile universal container, viral culture swab (green top) or Dryswab in viral transport medium |
Frequency of analysis |
Daily |
Turnaround time |
20 Working days |
Availability |
Monday - Friday |
Notes |
Enterovirus serology is no longer available. Throat swabs will be accepted for culture from patients with suspected hand, foot and mouth disease. Patients with gingivostomatitis and herpangina should be asked to rinse mouth with saline and spit into a sterile universal container for analysis. Specimens sent to National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 |
Related links |
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Reference range |
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SJH Patients Only |
No |
Last updated |
Fri, 13 May 2016 16:28:54 BST |