Last month, the SWLP POCT team received the exciting news that after two years of hard work, the blood gas and glucose meter service at St George’s was given full UKAS accreditation. It is the largest and most complex POCT service in the country to receive full accreditation, which proved challenging for both the POCT […]
TB Investigation Respiratory Samples
Category | Bacteriology Medical Microbiology |
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Reporting frequency | TAT - Acid Fast Bacilli microscopy results available same day as receipt, culture within 42 days. |
Collection conditions
Samples can be taken from sputum, bronchial alveolar lavage, endotracheal tube aspirate, nasopharyngeal tube aspirate.
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