PCR should be used for diagnosis of active infection, long term disease progression and response to antiviral therapy.
Tube
EDTA samples.
ID
3643.
Availability
Mon – Fri, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Additional information
Test should not be requested as a screening test for Hep C infection – please see serology tests.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Collection Con
Samples should be received in the laboratory without delay. External requestors should centrifuge samples and send plasma sample if delay in receipt is expected.
IP Routine TAT
7 days.
GP Routine TAT
7 days.