LAB3267
UH BLD PARA
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Clinical Laboratory - Microbiology
UCH Inpatients and Outpatients:
Clients:
Directions: Spread fresh EDTA blood in the middle of slide, about the size of a quarter. Should be thick enough to just read newsprint through. Make within one hour of specimen collection to optimize speciation. Speciation may not be possible on slides made more than one hour after collection. Document date and time slides were made on request form.
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately.
Offsite: Deliver to lab immediately. Do not centrifuge. Ambient (room) temperature is optimal.
Daily
For optimum blood parasite detection and speciation, slides must be made from EDTA blood within one hour of collection.
Daily
Giemsa Stain, thin and thick smears.
Same day, stat within 4 hours
LAB3267
UH BLD PARA
87207
Collection |
LAB3267
UH BLD PARA
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Clinical Laboratory - Microbiology
UCH Inpatients and Outpatients:
Clients:
Directions: Spread fresh EDTA blood in the middle of slide, about the size of a quarter. Should be thick enough to just read newsprint through. Make within one hour of specimen collection to optimize speciation. Speciation may not be possible on slides made more than one hour after collection. Document date and time slides were made on request form.
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately.
Offsite: Deliver to lab immediately. Do not centrifuge. Ambient (room) temperature is optimal.
Daily
For optimum blood parasite detection and speciation, slides must be made from EDTA blood within one hour of collection.
Ordering |
Daily
Giemsa Stain, thin and thick smears.
Same day, stat within 4 hours
LAB3267
UH BLD PARA
Result Interpretation |
Administrative |
87207