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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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Test
Beta- 2-Transferrin
CategoryClinical Biochemistry
Code
CTAU
Test information
To detect whether rhinorrhoea (fluid from nose) or otorrhoea (fluid from ear) is from CSF.
Pre-analytical
Must be sent with blood sample
Reference range
see report
Special requirements
Fluid + serum
Tube type
Plain fluid and SST
Minimum volume
200uL
TAT Inpatient
4 weeks
TAT GP/Outpatient
4 weeks
Referral lab
Protein Reference Unit & Immunology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Page last updated: 11 January 2022