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Blood sample bottles for use in Microbiology
Coventry and Warwickshire Microbiology
Serum:
(Plain clotted)
GEH
UHCW
SWH
Greiner Vacuette
BD Vacutainer
Sarstedt Monovette
Red top with black
insert
Red top
Colourless top
Red top with yellow
insert (hospital)
Gold top (GPs)
Gold top
Colourless top
•Serology &
Antigen detection
•Viral serology:
Hepatitis viruses,
HIV, EBV, CMV,
other viruses.
• Non-viral:
Atypical
pneumonia,
toxoplasma,
syphilis
Serum:
(Plain clotted
+/- gel)
•Antibiotic assays
e.g. gentamicin,
vancomycin.
•N.B. Assays are
processed in blood
sciences.
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C&W Microbiology
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Blood sample bottles for use in Microbiology
Coventry and Warwickshire Microbiology
EDTA:
GEH
UHCW
SWH
Greiner Vacuette
BD Vacutainer
Sarstedt Monovette
Lavender top
Lavender top
Red top
•PCR, e.g.
HIV viral load,
Hepatitis B or C
viral load,
CMV, EBV, BK viral
load
•Bacterial PCR e.g.
Meningococcal,
Pneumocystis
detection
N.B. - SEND THREE BOTTLES of EDTA blood for HIV viral load or resistance
testing, Hepatitis B viral load or Hepatitis C viral load and/or genotyping.
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C&W Microbiology
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Blood sample bottles for TB tests in Microbiology
Coventry and Warwickshire Microbiology
Lithium
Heparin:
GEH
UHCW
SWH
Greiner Vacuette
BD Vacutainer
Sarstedt Monovette
2x Green top
2x Green top
2x Orange top
2x Pale blue top
2x Pale blue top
2x Green top
•TB T.spot only
•SEND TWO
BOTTLES
Citrated
blood:
•TB blood culture
only
•SEND TWO
BOTTLES
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