- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
(amended from conventional to real-time PCR)
- Specimen Required
- Eye swab, respiratory specimens, faeces, urine, biopsy, blood (ACD or EDTA
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Units of Measurement
- Ct
- Related Tests
- Respiratory Virus PCR
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- IgG EIA, IgA EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood), Plasma(EDTA,citrate,heparin)
- Spec Type Min
- 100uL
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- up to 7 days
- Reference Ranges
- Lower cutoff; std value x factor (batch specific)
Upper cutoff; std value x factor (batch specific)
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin). Serum is preferred.
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- <50 U/L.
- Units of Measurement
- U/L
- Related Tests
- Liver Function Tests
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 35-52 gm/L
- Units of Measurement
- gm/L
- Related Tests
- Liver Function Tests
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin). Serum is preferred.
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- Male 0-2y: 25-95, 2-24y: 25-250, >24y: 25-95. Female 0-2y: 25-95, 2-19y: 25-250, >19y: 25-95
- Units of Measurement
- U/L
- Related Tests
- Liver Function Tests
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Luminescent Immunoassay
- Specimen Required
- Serum (Clotted Blood)
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- <7 ug/L
- Units of Measurement
- ug/L
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood(ACD or EDTA), Plasma, Serum, CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Related Tests
- Chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus, Sindbis virus
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR/Sequencing/Analysis
- Specimen Required
- secondary sequencing of primary PCR product
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin).
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 5 - 90 U/L. 10-65% of total amylase.
- Units of Measurement
- U/L.
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin).
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 30-125 U/L.
- Units of Measurement
- U/L
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Fluorescence
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- neg
- Contact
- 9342 9644
- Test Method
- Fluorescence
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- neg
- Contact
- 9342 9644
- Test Method
- Fluorescence
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- neg
- Contact
- 9342 9644
- Test Method
- Fluorescence
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- neg
- Contact
- 9342 9644
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin). Serum is preferred.
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- <40 U/L.
- Units of Measurement
- U/L
- Related Tests
- Liver Function Tests
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, Broncheal Alveolage, Bronchial Washings
- Spec Type Min
- 600uL - Samples must be received frozen
- When Tested
- 2 x Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Next Day
- Reference Ranges
- neg <0.5, equiv 0.5-1, pos >0.5
- Units of Measurement
- EIA: Absorbance ratio
- Contact
- 9342 9670
- Test Method
- Conventional in-house PCR - nested, sequence analysis of PCR product
- Specimen Required
- Tissue biopsies, swabs, AFB positive paraffin-embedded fixed tissue sections, smear positive respiratory specimens which are negative for M.tuberculosis, body fluids
- When Tested
- 2x weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Up to 5 working days
- Normal Ranges
- n/a
- Reference Ranges
- Applicable to AFB smear positive specimens
- Cut Off Lower
- n/a
- Units of Measurement
- n/a
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable. See billing memos.
- Contact
- 9342 9617
- Test Method
- Fluorescence
- Specimen Required
- Serum (Clotted Blood)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- neg
- Contact
- 9342 9644
- Test Method
- Automated Bactec System
- Specimen Required
- 8-10 ml aseptically collected blood in ’Bactec plus’ aerobic & anaerobic bottles
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Contact
- 9342 9670
- Test Method
- IgG, IgM EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- Spec Type Min
- 100 uL
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- Up to 7 days
- Reference Ranges
- cutoff value = cutoff control mean x calibration factor (batch specific)
neg
pos > cutoff
equiv +/- 10% cutoff
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin).
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 24.0 – 31.0 mmol/L.
- Units of Measurement
- mmol/L
- Related Tests
- U&E
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Chemical reaction
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood) or plasma (Li-heparin).
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 1.7 - 430 umol/L (0.1-25.2 mg/dL)
- Units of Measurement
- umol/L.
- Related Tests
- Liver Function Tests.
- Contact
- 9342 9640
- Test Method
- Altona Real Star Kit
- Specimen Required
- Serum, Urine, Plasma, CSF, Biopsy, Tissue
- Spec Type Min
- 500uL
- When Tested
- Twice Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 7 days
- Reference Ranges
- LLOQ 700 copies/mL
- Cut Off Lower
- LLOQ 700 copies/mL
- Units of Measurement
- copies/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Manual file or tube agglutiunation method
- Specimen Required
- Blood (EDTA)
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- A, B, AB, O pos/neg
aut-D
- Contact
- 9342 9644
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Any respiratory sample
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Units of Measurement
- Ct
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628