A new digital platform called Scopio by Beckman Coulter has been introduced at Croydon Hospital for blood film morphology. The new platform can do a full field scan, which means that it is scanning the entire blood film, including feathery edge of the blood film, which is why it is able to look at almost all, if not all, cell types present on that particular film.
TB Investigation Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA)/ FNA Lymph Node
| Category | Bacteriology Medical Microbiology |
|---|---|
| Reporting frequency | TAT - Acid Fast Bacilli microscopy results available same day as receipt. Culture within 42 days. |
Collection conditions
Use for bronchial alveolar lavage, gastric washings, fine needle aspirate, tissues and aspirates. Samples should be collected early in the morning (before breakfast) on 3 consecutive days and delivered to the lab ASAP to avoid acid deterioration of the sample
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