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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Pertussis screen}} 

[[Category:Tests]]
[[Category:Microbiology]]
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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|Pertussis, Whooping cough
|-
|'''Specimen'''
|Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab in UTM transport medium (FLOQSwab: 553C)
|-
|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
|Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab in UTM transport medium (FLOQSwab: 553C)
|-
|'''Add-on conditions'''
|Contact Microbiology to discuss
|-
|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Sun 0800 - 1600
|-
|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings / Central HB / Wairoa 2 - 5 days
|-
|'''Where analysed'''
|CHL (unless in outbreak situation, then Hastings
|-
|'''Department'''
|Microbiology, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2637
|-
|'''Registration Code'''
|BPCR
|-
|'''Deletion Code'''
|2523
|-
|'''Useful Information'''
|Single UTM can be used for multiple tests e.g. COVID/Flu/RSV/Respiratory PCR testing
|-
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|N/A
|}