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Recent PHOL labstracts for laboratory staff

HIV
Public Health Ontario Laboratories (PHOL) has published new PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-116-000) regarding the HIV patient information sheet.
Effective June 1, 2016, the PHOL will attach this information sheet (PDF) to reports of positive tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1 and 2.

Mycobacteriology and Tuberculosis
The new PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-114-000) Mycobacteriology and Tuberculosis: Change to real time PCR for the direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex (MtbC) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) may be found online by clicking here (PDF).

Tick surveillance
As of June 1, 2016, submitters are required to complete and submit the new “Surveillance Form for Tick Identification” which is available at www.publichealthontario.ca/Requisitions when submitting ticks for identification by the PHOL. Learn more about PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-118-000) by clicking here (PDF).

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