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Clinical Virology Laboratory

Area	Health Science
Lab name	Clinical Virology Laboratory
Lab location	Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt
Test name	Adenovirus typing
Organisms	Adenovirus (family: Adenoviridae; Genus: Mastadenovirus: human adenovirus types 1-49)
Requested for surveillance	no
Notice required	yes
Sample requirements	Viral culture isolates and/or clinical specimens. (Please provide as detailed clinical information as possible)
Media requirements	Viral culture media and/or viral transport medium
Pre-transport requirements	5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
Transport requirements	5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
How results reported	Report will state the typing result for the referred viral isolate or specimen
Turnaround time	4 weeks
Referral link	Form

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