Pathology

Test & Collection Guide

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Recent changes for Typhoid
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
31st January 2023	Alternative names	enteric fever, Typhoid fever	enteric fever, typhoid fever
31st January 2023	Preferred Container Type	Blood Culture	Blood Culture (Adult) Blood Culture (Paediatric)

Typhoid

Ordering information:

For Typhoid requests, blood cultures and faeces cultures should be requested, to look for the causative organism Salmonella Typhi. (no specific test for Typhoid).

Alternate names:

enteric fever, typhoid fever

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Test Code:

BMC, FMC

Specimen types:

Blood
Faeces

Container types:

Blood Culture (Adult)
Blood Culture (Paediatric)

Test & Collection Guide

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Typhoid

Date

Field

Changed From

Changed To

Alternative names

Preferred Container Type