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Department

Suitable Specimen Types

Serum
Tissue
Tissue
CSF

Turnaround Time

5 days

Whipples PCR

General Information

This test is Referred to UKHSA LEEDS

Patient Preparation

Blood, CSF, Heart valves, synovial fluid, paraffin embedded tissue and fresh tissue

Link to Send Away Laboratory

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Microbiology-User-Manual-v6.3.pdf