- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, Capillary Sequencing
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- 3 Weeks
- Cut Off Lower
- 400 IU/mL
- Units of Measurement
- IU/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR; Capillary sequencing
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Three Weeks
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- N/A
- Cut Off Lower
- 400 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- N/A
- Related Tests
- Precore mutant testing
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Alinity M, COBAS 6800
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood),Blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 1 ml
- When Tested
- 3x Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 6 days
- Normal Ranges
- N/A
- Reference Ranges
- Abbott and Roche 10 – 1000,000,000 IU/mL
- Cut Off Lower
- 10 IU/mL
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- CLIA Hep B e Antibody
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- See Notes
- Turnaround Time
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- neg > 1.1, equiv 0. 9- 1.1, pos <0.9
- Units of Measurement
- Index
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- See Notes
- Turnaround Time
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- neg <0.09, equiv 0.09 - 0.11, pos > 0.11
- Units of Measurement
- PEIU/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- Turnaround Time
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- neg >= 1, pos < 0.9
- Units of Measurement
- Index
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- Turnaround Time
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- neg <1, pos >= 1
- Units of Measurement
- S/Co
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- CLIA surface antibody
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- See Notes
- Turnaround Time
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- neg <9, equiv 9-11, pos >= 11
- Units of Measurement
- IU/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- Hep B sAg = neg <0.05, pos >= 0.05
- Units of Measurement
- IU/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Hbe antigen CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum or plasma (EDTA, ACD, heparin)
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- 0.02 to 120 PEIU/ml HBeAg Neg = < 0.09 PEI U/ml, Equivocal = 0.09 - 0.11 PEI U/ml, Pos = 0.11 PEI U/ml.
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Anti-Hbe test CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum or plasma (EDTA, ACD, heparin)
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- Neg = 1.1, Equivocal 0.9 - 1.1, Pos <0.9
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Conventional RT-PCR and reverse-phase hybridization (LiPA)
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- 1 x weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Two weeks
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- cut-off 1000 IU/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- 1000 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- Not Applicable
- Related Tests
- Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping (HCVGT2)
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Alinity M, COBAS 6800
- Specimen Required
- Blood (EDTA), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 700uL
- When Tested
- 3x Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 6 days
- Normal Ranges
- N/A
- Reference Ranges
- 12 - 100,000,000 IU/mL
- Cut Off Lower
- 12 IU/mL
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Alinity M
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 1 ml
- When Tested
- 3x Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 6 Days.
- Normal Ranges
- N/A
- Reference Ranges
- 12 - 100,000,000 IU/mL
- Cut Off Lower
- 12 IU/mL
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, Cadaver, Plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- Murex EIA (screening test)
cutoff formula;
neg control + 0.6
index formula; S/cutoff
index <0.9 = neg
index ³1.1 = pos
index 0.9-1.0 = equiv
Biorad EIA (supplemental test)
cutoff = pos control mean/5
neg
pos >cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% cutoff value
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- EIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- "Murex EIA (screening test)
cutoff formula;
neg control + 0.6
index formula; S/cutoff
index <0.9 = neg
index ³1.1 = pos
index 0.9-1.0 = equiv
Biorad EIA (supplemental test)
cutoff = pos control mean/5
neg
pos >cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% cutoff value"
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Related Tests
- Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping (HCVGEN1)
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- ECLIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, Cadaver, Plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- 3 x Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- Reactive >= 1,Equiv 0.9-0.99, Non-Reactive < 0.9
- Units of Measurement
- COI
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- In-house quantitative RT-PCR; positive sample quantified by real-time PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 2 Weeks
- Reference Ranges
- 10 – 100,000,000 IU/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- 10 IU/mL
- Units of Measurement
- IU/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Antibody CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- Cut off = (0.5 x mean NC) + (0.5 x mean PC); =cut off = Reactive; > cut off = Non-Reavtive
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR; Capillary Sequencing
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500uL
- When Tested
- As requested
- Turnaround Time
- Three Weeks
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- N/A
- Cut Off Lower
- 1000 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- N/A
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Commercial assay (Altona)
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- N/A
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- LLOQ 200 IU/mL
- Cut Off Lower
- 200 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Related Tests
- Hepatitis E Virus Genotyping
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- IgG EIA
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Lithium Heparin), Blood (Sodium Citrate), Blood (Whole), Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Plasma (Lithium Heparin), Plasma (Sodium Citrate), Serum
- Spec Type Min
- 100ul
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- cutoff value = 0.5 + neg control mean
neg
pos >cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% of cutoff value
- Units of Measurement
- S/CO,
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- HSV PCR screen followed by Virus isolation & drug susceptibility
- Specimen Required
- Aspirate, Biopsy, Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Bone Marrow, Bowel Contents, Brushings, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Culture Isolate, Faeces, Fluid, Lavage, Milk, Non-human specimen, Nucleic Acid Extract, Other, Paraffin embedded tissue, Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Saliva, Scraping, Semen, Serum, Sputum, Swab, Tissue, Urine, Virus Isolate, Washings
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- >7 days
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Related Tests
- HSV drug resistance genotype
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR
- Specimen Required
- Aspirate, Biopsy, Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Bone Marrow, Bowel Contents, Brushings, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Culture Isolate, Faeces, Fluid, Lavage, Milk, Non-human specimen, Nucleic Acid Extract, Other, Paraffin embedded tissue, Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Saliva, Scraping, Semen, Serum, Sputum, Swab, Tissue, Urine, Virus Isolate, Washings
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 7 Days
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Aspirate, Biopsy, Blood (ACD), Blood (EDTA), Blood (Gel Tube), Blood (Whole), Bone Marrow, Bowel Contents, Brushings, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Culture Isolate, Faeces, Fluid, Lavage, Milk, Non-human specimen, Nucleic Acid Extract, Other, Paraffin embedded tissue, Plasma, Plasma (ACD), Plasma (EDTA), Saliva, Scraping, Semen, Serum, Sputum, Swab, Tissue, Urine, Virus Isolate, Washings
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Contact
- 9342 9628