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Recent changes for Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Serology (Sendaway Test)
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
19th January 2024	Registration Instructions		Approval required from the Microbiology Pathologist prior to dispatch.

Date

Field

Changed From

Changed To

19th January 2024

Approval required from the Microbiology Pathologist prior to dispatch.

Alternative Names:

HIB Serology

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Test Code:

HIB

Registration Instructions:

Approval required from the Microbiology Pathologist prior to dispatch.

Specimen Types:

Serum

Container Types:

SST

Adults Volume or Mass:

6 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Pre and Post vaccination sera recommended. Send second serum approximately 6 weeks post vaccination.

Instruct patients to return to the same collection centre so that specimen matching can occur.

Pre samples are stored for a maximum of 6 months.

Single samples only sent on request.

Transport Instructions:

Room Temperature

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge

Assay Frequency:

Fortnightly

External Laboratory:

The Children's Hospital at Westmead

External Transport Instructions:

Send Frozen on Dry Ice

Immunology (02) 9845 3323.