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No. Test Unit Type of Specimen Form Container/Preservatives Sample Volume Referral Lab TAT Remark
After consultation
160. Ebola Nucleic Acid Molecular Serum, Tissue Biopsy PER-PAT 301 After consultation only IMR 1 - 5 days
only
161. Ebstein Barr Virus IgG & IgM Serology Blood PER-PAT 301 Plain Tube 3-5 ml HKL 14 working days
162. Ebstein Barr Virus PCR Serology Blood PER-PAT 301 Plain Tube 5 ml HRPZ II Packed with ice

163. Echinococcosis Serology Serology Serum PER-PAT 301 Plain Tube 2ml IMR 5 days LIST OF TESTS
7 work days
As many speci-
164. Ectoparasitic Acari Parasitology Acarine (in 70% ethanol) PER-PAT 301 Bijou bottle IMR (ticks); 14 work
mens per animal
days (mites)
Ectoparasitic Acari on Vegeta- As many speci-
165. Parasitology Acarine (in 70% ethanol) PER-PAT 301 Bijou bottle IMR 14 work days
tion mens
Organ/Tissue biopsy (in
166. Endoparasitic Acari Parasitology PER-PAT 301 Universal bottle 25 gm or less IMR 14 work days
70% ethanol)
Enterovirus - Antigen
167. Serology Blood PER-PAT 301 Plain Tube 5 ml IMR 7 working days Packed with ice
Detection (IFAT)
Nasopharyngeal swab VTM -
Nasopharyngeal aspirate Sterile container 2-5 ml
Throat swab VTM -
Sputum Sterile container 2-5 ml
BAL Sterile container 2-5 ml
Body fluid Sterile container 2-5 ml
168. Enterovirus PCR Serology Rectal swab PER-PAT 301 VTM - IMR 1 - 5 days
2-3 ml (watery
stool)
Stool Sterile container
> 5 gm/thumb size
(formed stool)
Sterile container About 1.5 cm of
2
Tissue biopsies (put VTM to keep tissue various parts of
moist) affected organ
Eosinophilic Cationic Protein
169. Serology Blood PER-PAT 301 Plain Tube 3 ml IMR 14 days
(ECP)
IMR
2 EDTA tubes (2 ml (Molecular
170. Ethylmalonic Encephalopathy Chem. Patho. Blood IMR/UMDP/ 02 EDTA tube 30 working days
for each tube) Diagnostic &
Protein)
HKL
171. Everolimus Chem. Patho. Blood TDM Form EDTA tube 2 ml (Clinical Toxicol- 18 hours (work-
ogy) ing days)
172. Extracted Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Serology Blood PER-PAT 301 Plain Tube 5 ml HSNZ 1 month

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