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  • Who We Are
    • About
    • Role and Function
    • Structure and People
    • Government Orientation
    • Member States
    • FAQs
  • What We Do
    • Caribbean Regulatory System
    • Communicable Diseases
    • CR-FELTP
    • Data and Health Information
    • Environmental Health
    • Emergency Response
    • Laboratory Services
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    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Networks
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Testing in Special Circumstances

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Testing in Special Circumstances

Supplementary Testing

Please note that on occasion, where indicated, the Laboratory may perform extra tests on a sample: this procedure typically occurs following review of the clinical details and is intended to clarify the significance of initial test results or as part of extended surveillance.

Additional Test Requests

Please note that CARPHA Laboratory will only perform further examinations (i.e., those not on the original request) on the primary sample as follows:

  1. A CARPHA laboratory Investigation form must be completed
  2. The time limit for receipt of requests following receipt of the primary sample is as follows:
    PCR tests (respiratory)   - 3 days
    Sputum and stool - 3 days
    All other samples - 5 days
  • Introduction
  • General Information
  • Specimen Collection Information
  • Testing in Special Circumstances
  • Laboratory Testing Services
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  • Annex 1-SPECIMEN COLLECTION GUIDELINES
    • Blood
    • Respiratory Tract Samples
    • Cerebrospinal Fluid
    • Faecal Specimens
    • Eye Specimen
    • Samples from Skin Lesions
    • Urine Specimens
    • Sputum Specimens for TB Testing
  • Annex 2 - GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION, PACKING AND SHIPPING SPECIMENS
  • Annex 3 - Laboratory Investigation Form
  • Annex 4 - CARICOM Invoice
  • Annex 5 - Customer Feedback Form

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