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Procalcitonin

Plasma/Serum
Test performed by: LabPLUS Support Services transport this to a 3rd party for testing


This test is routinely available 24/7 at Middlemore Hospital laboratory. Samples collected during working weekdays are transported by courier to Middlemore hospital at 9am and 2pm and results should usually be available in Concerto within the same day of collection.

Urgent requests at other times can be sent by taxi. Please mark the request form clearly as URGENT .

Specimen Collection

Heparin

5 mL Heparin Blood

Plain

4 mL Plain Blood

SST

3.5 mL SST Blood

Micro-heparin

1 mL Paediatric Micro-heparin Blood

PST

5 mL PST Blood

Micro-SST

1 mL Paediatric Micro-SST Blood
Diagnostic Use and Interpretation

Procalcitonin is an inflammation marker, which may have some advantages over CRP in certain specific clinical situations.



Contact Information

Please contact the on-call chemical pathologist via Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995).

Individual chemical pathologists may be contacted but will not be available at all times.

After-hours : contact Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995) or hospital operator for on duty staff after hours.


Dr Cam Kyle (Clinical Head): CampbellK@adhb.govt.nz ext 22052

Dr Weldon Chiu: WeldonC@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427

Dr Leah Ha: LHa@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427

Dr Samarina Musaad: SamarinaM@adhb.govt.nz ext. 22402

Dr Leo Lam: ChiSingL@adhb.govt.nz ext 22574



Last updated at 14:30:14 01/04/2022