Test Directory
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) ova detection
Containers - Adult
Sellotape Slide/Slide Container - White
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Sellotape Slide/Slide Container - Blue
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Containers - Child
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Sellotape Slide/Slide Container - White
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Volume Range
As adult |
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Sellotape Slide/Slide Container - Blue
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Laboratory Site
RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone (Bacteriology): 0131 242 6021 OOH Bleep 2900
SJH
Howden Road West
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Telephone (Bacteriology): 01506 52 3075 OOH contact RIE
Transport arrangements
Transport as soon as is practicable.
Sample storage arrangements
If delay in transporting, store at room temperature.
Special instructions for collection
Useful: in patients with pruritus ani, particularly in children, institutionalised patients or household contacts of cases.
Place clear sticky tape over anus and surrounding skin first thing in the morning before washing. Remove immediately and stick tape onto glass slide. Label slide with patient’s name and send slide in slide holder to laboratory for microscopy.
How to request
GP comms, via Trak ("Sellotape for Enterobius") or by request form.
Availability
0900-1800 (RIE). 0900-1700 (SJH).
Anticipated turnaround
5 days
What happens if the result is positive or abnormal
Available on Trak.