Sample type: Copan swab

Test name: Syphilis PCR

Condition / Indication: Primary chancre

Sample required: Lesion swab / vesicle fluid

Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number

Container: Copan swab

Ideal volume (mL): 1 tube

Referred outside NBT for analysis? Yes

Discipline: Virology

Section: Molecular

Turnaround time: 10 days