Blood sample (serum)
Gold top clotted (5ml)
For electronic requesting using EPIC (RDUH ONLY):
Search for: ‘Schistosoma antibody‘ or test code ‘LAB1235‘
Please state date of exposure and location – take sample 3 months after date of last contact.
Sent away – Hospital of Tropical Diseases.
Up to 2 weeks.
Please contact the laboratory for urgent requests
(Key words: Bilharzia, Schistosoma, Schistosomal, Schistosomiasis)
Specimen Labelling Procedure
9018
