Differential Count for Body Fluid | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container	1) EDTA Tube (preferred) 2) Wide mouth sterile container (Samples collected in plain container may have morphological changes)
Specimen Requirement	CSF: 1 mL Other Body Fluid: 3mL
Specimen Storage/Transport	Send to laboratory as soon as possible after sample collection at room temperature.
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	Routine: 3 - 4 hrs
Reference Value(s)	-
Testing Laboratory Location	KKH
Laboratory	Haematology
Contact Number	6394 1373
Day and Time Performed	Mon – Fri: 0800 hrs– 1700 hrs Sat: 0800 hrs – 1200 hrs
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes. Indicate specimen type in the test order comment.
Downtime Form	63170-Form-1080 Haematology Laboratory Downtime Form
Additional Information	Haematologist approval is required to perform the test on highly infectious cases (confirmed / suspected). Specimens sent outside the indicated hours will be processed and reviewed on the next working day. Only haematopoietic cells are evaluated. For cases with suspected involvement of non-haematopoietic cells, the requesting clinician will be informed to send specimen to Cytology Lab for assessment. The reference interval(s) are unavailable for this test. Please correlate clinically.

Change History Notes

16 Apr 2026 02:54 PM

Updated Specimen Storage/Transport
06 Apr 2026 04:15 PM

Updated Additional Info
07 Feb 2023 12:00 AM

Updated Specimen Container, Specimen Storage / Transport, Orderable on CPOE, Downtime Form, Additional Information.

Last Updated - 16 Apr 2026