View source for Tests:Needle Stick Post Exposure

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Needle Stick Injury - Post Exposure}} 

[[Category:Tests]]
[[Category:Microbiology]]
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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|Needle stick, Post Exposure, BBV, 3 month follow up
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|'''Specimen'''
|10 mL Plain (RED NO-GEL) or SST (gold top)
|-
|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
|0.5 mL Plain SEPARATE TUBE
|-
|'''Add-on conditions'''
|7 days @ 4°C, specimen kept for three months
|-
|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Fri 0800 - 1600
|-
|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings 2 - 4 hours / Central HB & Wairoa 24 hours
|-
|'''Where analysed'''
|Hastings
|-
|'''Department'''
|Microbiology, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2637
|-
|'''Registration Code'''
|N/A
|-
|'''Deletion Code'''
|N/A
|-
|'''Useful Information'''
|Register AHCV and AHIV as per protocol
|-
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|Available upon request
|}