Test Category: Microbiology
Investigation Name:FAECES Rota Virus Screen
Alias or Abbreviation:FROTA
Pathology Laboratory:Microbiology Ext 88257
Requestable Seperately?No
Part of Profile:FROTA
Units:n/a
Minimum Sample Volume:>2ml
Expected Turnaround Time:48 hrs
Test Code:FXR
Sample Type:
Faeces Container (blue cap)Complex Reference Range:All stools from Inpatients <12yr old are tested for rotavirus.
Collection Conditions / Other Information:Specimen may be passed into a clean, dry, disposable bedpan or similar container and transferred into a blue faeces container. 1-2g is sufficent.
Referred to Another Laboratory?No
