Container / Tube
Serum sample – Sep Clot Activator tube (LTHT: Red top, yellow inner ring. CHFT / MYTT: Brown top). No additives.
CSF – white topped universal
Collection Conditions
300ul serum or CSF.
Availability
Mon to Fri.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Turnaround Time
1 day.
Additional Information
Positive results are highly likely to indicate cryptocococcosis.
ID
3687