Sample type: Faecal sample

Test name: Norovirus
PCR (In house) a.k.a. Norovirus PCR, Norwalk srsv

Condition / Indication: Gastroenteritis

Sample required: Faeces

Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number Appropriate hazard warnings:Food handler, travel risk, immunosuppressed

Container: Blue top universal with spoon

Ideal volume (mL): pea sized amount

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Virology

Section: Molecular

Turnaround time: 2 days

Method:

In house PCR