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Acanthamoeba

70ml Sterile Container Pot

TestAcanthamoeba
Common Abbreviation
Test typeFor keratitis/opthalmic samples only
Sample typeContact Lens / Corneal scrape
Specimen Container Type70ml Sterile Container Pot
Sample Testing AmountN/A
Stability
Turnaround Time14 days
LaboratoryLondon School of Tropical Medicine
Reference Interval
Additional NotesThe turnaround times stated here reflect a combination of in-house and reference laboratory time spent on processing referred samples. For turnaround times for individual reference laboratories please look on the reference laboratories own websites.
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