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Test Directory / Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP)

Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP)

EDTA

TestPneumocystis jirovecii (PCP)
Common Abbreviation
Test typePCR
Sample typeAll Specimens apart from blood
Specimen Container Type7.5ml Red Top - EDTA
Sample Testing AmountPaediatric: 1ml, Adult: 5ml
Stability
Turnaround Time7 days
LaboratoryMMP, Manchester
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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