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[[Category:Tests]]
[[Category:Microbiology]]
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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|cerebrospinal fluid, lumbar puncture
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|'''Specimen'''
|CSF in 3 x numbered labelled sterile tubes
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|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
|CSF in 3 x numbered labelled sterile tubes
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|'''Add-on conditions'''
|Contact Microbiology to discuss
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|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Sun, 24 hours
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|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings - Cell count < 60 Mins, Culture 3 - 5 days, Biochemistry 1 - 2.5 hours
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|'''Where analysed'''
|Hastings
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|'''Department'''
|Microbiology and/or Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2637 or 2448
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|'''Registration Code'''
|CSF
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|'''Deletion Code'''
|3095
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|'''Useful Information'''
|Click Here
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|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|Refer to specific (blood) test for UoM information
|}