Specimen Collection
Send complete bag of dialysate.
Please specify if mycobacterial or fungal culture is required.
Turnaround Time:
Results of direct examination, cell count and gram stain are available within 2 hours of specimen receipt.
Culture reports on positives are issued immediately.
Interim negative reports are issued after 48 hours and a final report is issued at 5 days.
Mycology: an interim report is issued on any positive culture. Negative reports are issued after 10 days.
Contact Information
For further information, contact the Microbiology Department via Lablink or the Clinical Microbiologist:
Lablink contact details
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