BIOCHEMISTRY
Routine Test
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Test |
Availability Of Test |
Report Submission |
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Serum Sugar |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Urea |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Creatinine |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Uric Acid |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum SGOT |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum SGPT |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Bilirubin |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Total Protein |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Albumin |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Globulin |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Calcium |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Phosphorus |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Alkaline Phosphatase |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum
GGT |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum hsCRP |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Sodium |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Peritoneal Fl. Biochem. |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Pleural Fl.Biochem. |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Urine Electrolytes |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Urine Pro/Creat |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Urinary Phos |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Lactate |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Urinary UA |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Potassium |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Chloride |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Total Cholesterol |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum HDL Cholesterol |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum LDL Cholesterol |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Triglyceride |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum VLDL Cholesterol |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Amylase |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum LDH |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Magnesium |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Total CPK |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum CPK MB |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum LDH |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Lipase |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Total Iron |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
Serum Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Serum Tranferrin Saturation |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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24 Hr Urinary Creatinine |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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24 Hr Urinary Calcium |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
24 Hr Urinary Protein |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Spot Urine Calcium Creatinine Ratio |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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CSF-Sugar |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
|
CSF-Protein |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Urine/Stool Reducing Sugar
(semiquantitative tests) |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
Biochemistry Immunoassay Tests Lab
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Serum
FT3 |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum FT4 |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum TSH |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum Folate |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum Vit B12 |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum PTH |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum Ferritin |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum Total IgE |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
Biochemistry Special Tests Lab
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Serum Vitamin D (Elisa Method) |
Daily |
With In 7 Days |
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Serum Osmolality |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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Urine Osmolality |
Daily |
With In 24 Hrs |
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MICROBIOLOGY |
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S.No |
Bacteriology
Lab
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TEST |
SAMPLE |
AVAILABILITY OF TEST |
REPORT SUBMISSION |
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1 |
Bld C/S |
Blood 0.5-5ml in bld c/s bottle |
DAILY |
48hrs - 96hrs |
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2 |
Rapid Blood Culture |
Whole blood 0.5-3ml in Bactec Bottle |
DAILY |
6hrs –5 days |
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3 |
Urine C/S |
0.5ml-2ml in Sterile Collection Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 48hrs |
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4 |
Stool R/M |
Pea size feaces in dry clean container |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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5 |
Wound c/s |
Sterile swab or syringe - needle assembly
properly covered/bent needle or sterile container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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6 |
AFB staining |
Clean dry container from DOTS center |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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7 |
Stool C/S |
Pea size fecal material - Clean dry
container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
48hrs - 96hrs |
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8 |
Stool for occult blood |
Pea size fecal material - Clean dry
container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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9 |
CSF culture |
0.5ml-1ml in Sterile Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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10 |
Throat swab |
Sterile swab , one for culture only, 2 in
nos. for Albert staining |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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11 |
Pleural effusion culture |
0.5ml-2ml in Sterile Collection Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 48hrs |
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12 |
Pus C/S |
Sterile swab or syringe - needle assembly
properly covered/bent needle or sterile container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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13 |
Ascitic fluid culture |
0.5ml-1ml in Sterile Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 48hrs |
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14 |
Synovial fluid culture |
0.5ml-1ml in Sterile Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 48hrs |
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15 |
Conjuctival
swabs culture |
Sterile swab , one for
culture only, 2 in nos. for Microscopy is also requested |
DAILY |
24hrs - 48hrs |
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16 |
Vaginal swabs
culture |
Sterile swab , one for
culture only, 2 in nos. for Microscopy is also requested |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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17 |
Petechial
fluid -Gram Stain |
Atleaset two slides,
properly labelled |
DAILY |
2hrs |
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18 |
Direct Gram
stain/microscopy |
Depends on the site of
sampling |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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19 |
ET aspirate
culture |
0.5ml-1ml in Sterile
Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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20 |
BAL Culture |
0.5ml-1ml in Sterile
Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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21 |
Tracheal tip
culture |
0.5-1cm in Sterile
Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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22 |
Catheter Tip Culture |
0.5-1cm in Sterile
Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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23 |
Chest Tube |
0.5-1cm in Sterile
Container, 0.5ml drainage material from tube and NOT from bag |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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24 |
Peritoneal Fluid |
0.5ml-1ml in Sterile
Container |
DAILY |
24hrs - 72hrs |
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25 |
Latex agglutination test
for diagnosis of meningitis due to Grp B Streptococcus, E. coli K12, S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae and N.
meningitidis |
Serum/plasma -3ml,
CSF-1ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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Parasitology Tests
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S.NO. |
TEST
|
SAMPLE |
AVAILABILITY
OF TEST |
REPORT
SUBMISSION |
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1 |
Stool- Ova/Cysts |
Pea size fecal material -
Clean dry container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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2 |
Stool- Ova/Cysts, conc. Technique |
Pea size fecal material -
Clean dry container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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3 |
Stool- Ova/Cysts, Permanent staining (Tri chrome) |
Pea size fecal material -
Clean dry container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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4 |
Stool - Modified Acid
Fast Staining |
Pea size fecal material -
Clean dry container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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5 |
Stool - Antigen test - Cryptosporidium |
Pea size fecal material - Clean dry container /spoon container
assembly |
DAILY |
One week |
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6 |
Stool - Occult Blood |
Pea size fecal material -
Clean dry container /spoon container assembly |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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7 |
Plasma - Rapid malaria
antigen |
Whole Blood in EDTA vial
- 2ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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8 |
Serum - Leishmania Antigen
for Kala Azar |
Whole Blood in yellow
vial - 3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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9 |
Serum - antibodies - see
under immunology lab |
Whole Blood in yellow
vial - 3ml |
DAILY |
See under immunology lab |
Mycology Tests
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S.No. |
TEST
|
AVAILABILITY
OF TEST |
REPORT
SUBMISSION |
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1 |
Bactec Fungal C/S |
DAILY |
6hrs - 7days |
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2 |
Fungal KOH |
DAILY |
with 1hr |
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3 |
Fungal
culture |
DAILY |
3 days to 6 weeks |
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Serological Tests
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S.No. |
TEST
|
Sample |
AVAILABILITY
OF TEST |
REPORT
SUBMISSION |
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1 |
Hbs Ag (Rapid
Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening
(PROVISIONAL)
Final Report after ELISA next day |
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2 |
HCV (Rapid
Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening
(PROVISIONAL)
Final Report after ELISA next day |
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3 |
HIV
antibodies |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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4 |
Anti-treponemal
antibodies (RPR/VDRL) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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5 |
ASO (Latex
Agglutination Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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6 |
RA (Latex
Agglutination Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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7 |
CRP - Qualitative (Latex Agglutination Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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8 |
CRP -
Semi-quantitative (Latex Agglutination Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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9 |
ANA (Latex
Agglutination Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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10 |
Widal test
(Slide Test) |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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11 |
ANA (LIA) for
specific antibodies |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Next evening |
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12 |
Leishmania Ag
detection test for Kala Azar |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
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13 |
Japanese Encephalitis |
Serum/plasma -3ml and CSF
1ml |
DAILY |
Same Evening |
ELISA Tests
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S.No. |
Tests |
Sample |
Availability
Of Test |
Day
of reporting |
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1 |
Anti-dsDNA ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
7 days |
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2 |
Combo detection of viral pneumonia- Influenza A, InfluenzaB,
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, RSV ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml** |
DAILY |
7 days |
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4 |
Cytomegalovirus IgG ELISA |
Serum -3ml** |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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5 |
Cytomegalovirus IgG
avidity ELISA |
Serum -3ml** |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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6 |
Cytomegalovirus IgM ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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7 |
Echinococcus serum
antibody |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
15 days |
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8 |
Entamoeba histolytica
serum antibody |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
7 days |
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9 |
Herpes Simplex Virus IgM
ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
7 days |
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10 |
Measles IgG ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml** |
DAILY |
15 days |
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11 |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgA
ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
15 days |
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12 |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgG
ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml** |
DAILY |
15 days |
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13 |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM
ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
15 days |
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14 |
Rubella IgG ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml** |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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15 |
Rubella IgG avidity ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml** |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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16 |
Rubella IgM ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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17 |
Toxoplasma IgM ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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18 |
Toxoplasma IgG ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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19 |
Toxoplasma IgG avidity
ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
48 hours |
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20 |
T.
solium serum antibody detection
ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Parasitology reports on
4th Friday in Month |
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21 |
Tissue transglutaminase
IgA ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
7 days |
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22 |
Dengue MAC ELISA |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
72 hours |
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23 |
Diagnosis of Infectious
mononucleosis |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same Day |
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24 |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
IgM |
Serum/plasma -3ml |
DAILY |
Same day |
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25 |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
IgG |
Serum/plasma -3ml** |
DAILY |
Same Day |
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Paired sample is useful 2nd sample after 2 weeks |
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Molecular
Laboratory
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S. No. |
Assay |
Sample |
Availability
Of Test |
Day
of reporting |
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PCR
assay for S. pneumoniae detection |
Blood/
CSF/ Effusion fluid – 1ml |
Daily |
Specimens received before
11:30AM, same day reporting. Rest specimens next day |
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PCR
assay for H. influenzae detection |
Blood/
CSF/ Effusion fluid – 1ml |
Daily |
Specimens received before
11:30AM |
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PCR
assay for N.meningitidis detection |
Blood/
CSF/ Effusion fluid – 1ml |
Daily |
Specimens received before
11:30AM |
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PCR
assay for Tuberculosis (MP64 gene) detection |
Blood/
CSF/ Effusion fluid/Urine – 1ml (Biopsy
specimen under standardisation) |
Limited
clinical use only |
Specimens received before
11:30AM |
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PCR
assay for CMV detection and quantification |
Blood/
CSF/ Urine – 1ml |
Daily |
Specimens received before
11:30AM |
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PCR
assay for NDM-1 detection |
Stool
specimen/ Bacterial cells/ Swabs |
For
Infection Prevention Surveillance only |
- |
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PCR
assay for CTX-M detection |
Stool
specimen/ Bacterial cells/ Swabs |
For
Infection Prevention Surveillance only |
- |
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PCR
assay for KPC detection |
Stool
specimen/ Bacterial cells/ Swabs |
For
Infection Prevention Surveillance only |
- |
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PCR
assay for HSV detection |
Blood/CSF
(1ml) |
Under
Standardisation |
- |
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PCR
assay for MRSA detection |
Blood/CSF/Body
Fluids/Swab |
Under
Standardisation |
- |
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PCR
assay for Typhoidal Salmonella detection |
Blood/CSF/Urine
(1ml) |
Under
Standardisation |
- |
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PCR
assay for Respiratory Virus detection |
Blood/Effusion
Fluid/Nasopharyngeal swab/ Nasopharyngeal aspirate (1ml) |
Under
Standardisation |
- |
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PCR
assay for meningitis etiology detection |
Blood/
CSF/ Effusion fluid – 1ml |
Under
Standardisation |
- |
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PCR
assay for encephalitis etiology detection |
Blood/
CSF– 1ml |
Under
Standardisation |
- |
PATHOLOGY
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Haematology Tests
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Test
|
Availability
Of Test |
Report
Submission |
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Hemogram (Hb, Tlc, Dlc,
Rbc Indices, Platelets) |
Daily |
Same Day |
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ESR |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Reticulocyte Count |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Rapid Malarial Antigen |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Sickling Test |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Bone Marrow Aspiration
Cytology |
Daily |
Within 3 Days |
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Bone Marrow Biopsy With
Edta Sample |
Daily |
One Week |
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Bleeding Time |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Clotting Time |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Coagulation Profile (Pt,
Aptt) |
Daily |
Same Day |
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High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (Hplc)/ Thalassemia Screening |
Daily |
Within 10 Days |
Cytopathology Tests
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Fine Needle Aspiration
Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Csf Cytology |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Pleural Fluid Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Peritoneal Fluid Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Peritoneal dialysis Fluid
Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Synovial Fluid Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Bal Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Splenic Tap Cytology |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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Ultrasound-Guided FNAC |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
Histopathology Tests
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Tissue Biopsy Specimen |
Daily |
One Week |
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Immunohistochemistry |
Daily |
Within 3 Days |
Clinical
Pathology Laboratory
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Urine Microscopy With
Albumin, Sugar, Specific Gravity |
Daily |
Same Day |
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Urine For Ketone Bodies/
Albumin/ Bile Pigments |
Daily |
Within 1 Hr |
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Urine For Hemosiderin |
Daily |
After 1 Day |
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