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No. Test Unit Type of Specimen Form Container/Preservatives Sample Volume Referral Lab TAT Remark
Room temp. or
211. HIV - p24 Antigen Serology Blood PER-PAT 301 Plain tube 3-5 ml HKL 7 working days
in ice
HTAA, KUANTAN 213. HIV PCR (Baby) Serology Blood IMR/Virus/NARL2 EDTA tube (4 tubes) 2.5 ml each HRPZ II 14 working days Transport in ice
HIV Confirmatory (LIA)
1 month
HRPZ II
Plain tube
PER-PAT 301
Serology
3-5 ml
Blood
For patient
212.
3-5 ml
EDTA tube
IMR
214.
HIV Viral Load
PER-PAT 301
1 month
Blood
Serology
Transport in ice
For HIV patient
IMR/Viro/HIV/24
Blood
6 weeks
with virological
IMR
EDTA tube (2 tubes)
2.5 ml each
215.
Serology
HIV Genotyping Resistance Testing

216. HLA typing Haematology Blood PER-PAT 301 EDTA tube 6 ml IMR 10 working days failure
IMR/SDC/ BC/ IMR (Bio-
217. Homocysteine Total, plasma Chem. Patho. Blood EDTA tube 2 ml 10 working days
FORM-RQ chemistry)
HKL
218. Homocysteine, urine Chem. Patho. Random urine PER-PAT 301 Sterile container 2 ml
(IEM )
"HSV I & II - Antigen Detection
219. Serology Smears on slide PER-PAT 301 N/A N/A HKL 7 working days Packed in ice
(IFAT) - (differentiation)"
CSF Sterile container min 0.3 ml HKL 7 working days Packed in ice
Virus Transport Media
Skin lesion swab, N/A
220. HSV I & II - DNA PCR (Qualitative) Serology PER-PAT 301 (VTM)
HRPZ II 14 working days
Vesicle fluid Sterile container 0.5 ml
NPA: Sterile plastic vial contain
Nasopharyngeal 2-3ml of Virus Transport Media
(VTM)
221. Human Influenza Viruses Antigen Serology aspiration, BAL, PER-PAT 301 BAL: sterile plastic tube Mucous secretion IMR 1 - 5 days
in VTM
Sputum container
Sputum: sterile plastic container
NPA: Mucous secretion
in VTM
Nasopharyngeal NPS: A flexible, fine shafter
aspiration, Naso- NPA,NPS,TS,Nasal swab: Sterile polyester swab. Use
pharyngeal swab, plastic vial contain 2-3ml of VTM different swab for each
222. Human Influenza Viruses Isolation Serology Throat swab, Throat PER-PAT 301 Throat gargle,BAL,sputum:sterile nostrils TS: Sterile swab IMR 14 - 28 days
plastic container
Nasal swab: Sterile swab.
gargle, BAL, Sputum, Biopsy: Sterile containers con- Use different swabs for each
Nasal swab, Organ taining VTM to keep tissue moist nostrils
Biopsy: remove portions,
biopsies about 1.5cm cube of various
parts of affected organs
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