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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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Test
Antenatal Serology
CategoryMicrobiology - Virology
Code
ANTS
Pre-analytical
Specimens should be transported to the laboratory as quickly as possible. The clot should be centrifuged preferably within 24 hours  of the specimen being taken. 
Any materials used in taking these samples must be discarded in an approved clinical waste and/or sharps container. 
If there is a delay in transporting the specimen to the laboratory, please refrigerate.
Gold top tube
Minimum volume
5ml
TAT Inpatient
8 days
Referral lab
Local
Page last updated: 11 January 2022