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COVID-19 Sample Collection Guide
The COVID-19 Sample Collection guide provides guidance on Swab options and Collection methods currently available to Medical practitioners. Laverty Pathology recommends collection for COVID-19 based on the current clinical advice and stock limitations.
Test Reference Manual
The Test Reference Manual contains an overview of Laverty Pathology and the services that we provide to Medical Practitioners and their patients. In the manual, Medical Practitioners will find comprehensive listings on every test that Laverty Pathology can perform, an overview of each department and its collection requirements.
Chlamydia & Gonorrhoea Sample Collection Process
From Wednesday, 6 March 2019 we will be changing the way we perform Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea testing and this will mean a change to the way samples are collected.
Cervical Screening
The medical community now has a greater understanding of cervical cancer as well as access to improved technology that will further reduce cervical cancer rates. As a result of these developments, changes have been made to cervical tests nationwide. Please check expiry date of Thin Prep vials, which is in US format: year – month – day.
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is a revolutionary advance in prenatal screening. A simple and highly accurate blood test, NIPT screens for common chromosomal abnormalities from as early as the 10th week of pregnancy, for both singleton and twin pregnancies.
Genetic Testing
Laverty Pathology offers an extensive range of genetic tests to help in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease. Our testing menu spans from simple to complex and includes diagnostic and carrier testing for inherited disease, testing for somatic mutations in cancer, and pharmacogenetic testing using genetic and genomic techniques.
Specimen Collection Guide
The Swab and Tube Collection guides contain an overview of Laverty Pathology collection processes required by Medical Practitioners and their patients.