Multiplex PCR testing on CSF or whole blood (EDTA ONLY) for patients with suspected bacterial meningitis and/or septicaemia. These tests detect Meningococcal (Neisseria meningitidis species and serogroups) and Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae species).
Tube
CSF EDTA tube.
ID
3652.
Availability
Mon – Sat. Samples for same day testing must arrive before 9:30am.
Additional Information
The test can be requested specifically or as an addition to the viral neurological screen.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Collection Con
For same day testing sample must arrive in the laboratory before 10:00am.
IP Routine TAT
3 days.
GP Routine TAT
3 days.