KK Women's and Children's Hospital Our Specialties Elab Book Pneumocystis jiroveci (Formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii)

Pneumocystis jiroveci (Formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii)

BA0190

eLab Book (Test Catalogue)

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Specimen Collection

Sample Collection and Despatch Services

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Criteria for Unacceptable Specimen

Critical Result

Specimen Container	Sterile container
Specimen Requirement	Send bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	1 - 2 days
Reference Value(s)	-
Testing Laboratory Location	SGH
Laboratory	Microbiology
Contact Number	6394 1352
Day and Time Performed	Mon - Fri: 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs Sat: 0800 hrs - 1230 hrs
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes
Downtime Form	Bacteriology, Mycology,Parasitology Tests