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2 SN Test Method Test code Type of Sample Type of container TAT* Frequency MRP Infectious diseases - detection, quantification, genotyping assays A MTB : Mycobacterium tuberculosis MTB DNA NESTED NESTED GBL00 Containers specified in note below DAILY 00 MTB DNA QUALITATIVE GBL Containers specified in note below DAILY 0 MTB mrna QUALITATIVE GBLR Special sterile container with RNA stabilizer. DAILY 90 MOTT/MTC DIFFERENTIATION TEST HAIN'S TEST: AFB- GENOTYPE MTB-DR ASSAY DUAL - FLUOROTYPI NG GBL GBL0 Containers specified in note below DAILY 0 Containers specified in note below DAILY 0 GeneXpert MTB/RIF CEPHID- GeneXpert GBL Containers specified in note below DAILY 00 MTB DRUG MDR MTB DRUG RESISTANCE- XDR - - GBL GBL Containers specified in note below Containers specified in note below 0 DAILY 00 DAILY 00 Acceptable sample types for TB tests: Ascitic Fluid, CSF, Sputum, Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), Pleural Fluid, Urine, Endometrium Tissue, Synovial Fluid, Bronchial Washing,Body Fluid, Others. Note - Blood sample is not recommended and not accepted for TB tests. SN Test Method Test code Type of Sample Type of container TAT* Frequency MRP B HBV: Hepatitis B Virus HBV DNA QUALITATIVE GBL0 DAILY 00 HBV DNA QUANTITATIVE GBL0 DAILY 00 HBV VIRAL LOAD - GBL0C DAILY 00 HBV - CORE AND PRECORE HBV - HBV COMBO - QUANTITATIVE + DRUG RESISTANCE (GBL0+GBL) - - / - GBL9 GBL GBL DAILY 00 DAILY 00 DAILY 9900

3 HBV COMBO - VIRAL LOAD + DRUG RESISTANCE (GBL0C+GBL) / - GBLC DAILY 000 C HCV : Hepatitis C Virus HCV QUALITATIVE GBL0 DAILY 0 HCV QUANTITATIVE GBL0 DAILY 000 HCV VIRAL LOAD - GBL0C DAILY 00 HCV ILB (PEG-IFN & RBV) HCV COMBO - QUANTITATIVE + (GBL0+GBL0) HCV COMBO - VIRAL LOAD + (GBL0C+GBL0) - - / - / - GBL0 GBL GBL0 GBL0C /SE RUM. KEDTA Vacutainer DAILY 0 DAILY 90 DAILY 000 DAILY 0 D HIV-: Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV- PROVIRAL DNA GBL. KEDTA Vacutainer DAILY 00 HIV- RNA QUALITATIVE GBL0 Sterile/ DAILY 0 HIV- RNA QUANTITATIVE GBL0 Sterile/ DAILY 000 HIV VIRAL LOAD - GBL Sterile/ DAILY ABACAVIR HYPERSENSITIVITY - HLAB*0 HIV- DRUG PROTEASE INHIBITORS HIV- DRUG NRTI AND NNRTI HIV- DRUG INTEGRASE INHIBITORS HIV- DRUG PROTEASE INHIBITORS, NRTI AND NNRTI T-ARMS GBL0 GBL GBL GBL GBL. KEDTA Vacutainer DAILY 00 Sterile/ Sterile/ Sterile/ Sterile/ DAILY 000 DAILY 000 DAILY 00 DAILY 000

4 0 HIV- DRUG PROTEASE INHIBITORS, NRTI, NNRTI AND INTEGRASE INHIBITORS - GBL9 Sterile/ DAILY 0000 CD-CD FLOWCYTOM ETRY GBL EDTA BLOOD KEDTA Vacutainer DAILY 00 HIV- TROPISM TEST HIV- COMBO TEST CD/CD (GBL0+CD/CD) HIV- COMBO TEST CD/CD (GBL+CD/CD) HIV- COMBO TEST (GBL0+GBL) HIV- COMBO TEST (GBL+GBL) - /FLOW CYTOMETRY /FLOW CYTOMETRY /GENOTY PING /GENOTYPIN G GBL GBL90 GBL9 GBL9 GBL9C and EDTA Whole Blood and EDTA Whole Blood Sterile/ DAILY 000 DAILY 00 DAILY 000 DAILY 000 DAILY 000 E OTHER BACTERIAL INFECTIONS CHLYMADIA QUALITATIVE GBL Nasal Wash, Nasopharynge al Swab, Bronchoalveol ar Lavage(BAL), Pleural Fluid, Urine, FemaleEndoce rvical or Vaginal Swabs, Male Urethral Swabs, Conjunctival Swab kit/plain Vacutainer DAILY 00 F OTHER VIRAL INFECTIONS HSV I & II QUALITATIVE CMV QUALITATIVE GBL09 GBL0 CSF, BAL, Ocular Fluid, AmnioticFluid, Serum,,Bio psy tissue,., Bone Marrow,, Amniotic Fluid, CSF, BAL, Ocular Fluid, Or Fluid- Sterile PlainSterileVacutainer,PlainVacut ainertissue-with saline (Normal),Blood- KEDTA Vacutainer,Fluid- SterileTissuePlain-Sterile Plain Vacutainerwith saline (Normal),Blood- KEDTA Vacutainer DAILY 0 DAILY 0

5 NeonatalUrine, Biopsy Tissue. HPV- QUALITATIVE DUAL GBL Cervical Swab, Sterile swabvacutainer, DAILY 0 HPV GENOTYPE - GBLG Cervical Swab, Sterile swabvacutainer, DAILY 00 TOXOPLASMA QUALITATIVE GBL Serum, Plain-KEDTA Vacutainer DAILY 0 DENGUE VIRUS QUALITATIVE TEST MULTIPLEX GBL9 Serum, DAILY 00 CHIKUNGUNIYA REAL TIME QUALITATIVE GBL0 Serum, DAILY 00 RUBELLA QUALITATIVE GBL Serum, DAILY 000 G TORCH PANEL TEST TORCH Panel Qualitative Real time GBL Serum, DAILY 00 BASED GENETIC ANALYSIS (Hematological Malignancies) BCR/ABL QUALITATIVE (MBCR-CML) GBL Peripheral Blood /Bone marrow K EDTA Vacutainer DAILY 00 BCR/ABL QUANTITATIVE (MBCR-CML) GBL Peripheral Blood /Bone marrow K EDTA Vacutainer DAILY 000

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