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Alternate Names
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Pneumoniae, Psittaci |
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Laboratory
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Referred Test |
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Specimen
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Blood |
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Container
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Serum tube (gold cap OR red cap w. yellow insert) |
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Additional Collection Instructions
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Collect acute and convalescent specimens, 2 - 3 weeks apart. |
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Minimum Adult Volume
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5mL |
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Minimum Paediatric Volume
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None |
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Notes
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Chlamydia seroconversion may take up to 21 days after infection. Acute specimens are stored until convalescent specimen is received and then tested in parallel. Single specimens will be tested if clinical notes suggest an illness of 14 days or more. |
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Frequency
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Weekly |
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Reference Interval
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Four fold increase is significant |
