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Laboratory Medicine

Test Directory / Mycobacteria chimaera

Mycobacteria chimaera

Lithium Heparin

TestMycobacteria chimaera
Common Abbreviation
Test typeCulture
Sample typeBlood
Specimen Container Type4.9ml Orange Top - Lithium Heparin
Sample Testing AmountPaediatric: 1ml, Adult: 5ml
Stability
Turnaround TimeUp to 6 weeks
LaboratoryMicrobiology Dept, LGI
Reference Interval
Additional NotesThe turnaround times stated here reflect a combination of in-house and reference laboratory time spent on processing referred samples. For turnaround times for individual reference laboratories please look on the reference laboratories own websites.
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