Specimen Collection
Auckland City Hospital:
Contact Mycology laboratory ext 22710 to arrange for a skin scraping kit to be sent via the Lamson tube.
Greenlane Clinical Centre:
Phlebotomy staff will collect specimens on request between the hours 0800 - 1530, Monday to Friday.
Contact Outpatient Blood Collection Rooms: ext 26199.
Turnaround Time:
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Direct microscopy results available within 24 hours of reciept of sample.
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Positive cultures are reported immediately as growth occurs.
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Negative skin scraping culture results are not available for 3 weeks.
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Negative nail clipping culture results are not available for 4 weeks.
Contact Information
For further information, contact the Mycology laboratory (ext 22710) or:
Dr Sally Roberts
, Microbiologist:
ext 22705
Cellphone
021 674 140
Dr Sharmini Muttaiyah
, Microbiologist:
ext 22700
Cellphone
021 615 892
Dr Mary de Almeida
, Microbiologist:
ext 22700
Cellphone
021 170 9117
Dr Matthew Blakiston
, Microbiologist: contact via Lablink
Dr Veronica Playle
, Microbiologist: contact via Lablink
Result Details
For results, use computer or phone Lablink.
Lablink contact details