Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Whole Blood EDTA + normal control

  Whole Blood EDTA + normal control

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Whole blood-EDTA + normal control

  Whole blood-EDTA + normal control

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  4 ml

  4 ml

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  0.5 ml

  0.5 ml

• Special Requirement:

  The requesting clinician must arrange for a control sample from a healthy volunteer to arrive at the same time as the patient's sample. Samples should be as fresh as possible when tested. Keep at r...

  The requesting clinician must arrange for a control sample from a healthy volunteer to arrive at the same time as the patient's sample. Samples should be as fresh as possible when tested. Keep at room temperature at all times.

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• Freq Analysis:

  As required

  As required

• Add On Test:

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

• Interpretation:

  The age of the sample may affect the results of this assay.

  The age of the sample may affect the results of this assay.

• Reference Ranges:

  Normal Range: Normal

  Normal Range: Normal

• Other Info:

  Reported as: Neutrophil respiratory burst normal or abnormal using both NBT and flow cytometry assays.

  Reported as: Neutrophil respiratory burst normal or abnormal using both NBT and flow cytometry assays.

• Routine Contact Name:

  Flow Cytometry Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 5078

  0191 282 5078

• Routine Email:

  nuth.FlowCytometryLab@nhs.net