Enteroviruses include coxsackieviruses, echoviruses and polioviruses. These cause a wide range of diseases including meningitis, rash illness such as hand foot and mouth diseases, myocarditis, neonatal sepsis and Bornholm’s disease.
Container / Tube
Dependent on sample type.
Samples should be sent from the suspected site of infection:
Viral throat swab – Pharyngitis
Non vesicular rash
CSF – meningoencephalitis
Pericardial fluid – Myocarditis
Tissue – internal organ infection
Faeces – meningoencephalitis, Myocarditis, Rash, myalgic encephalomyelitis
Eye swab – conjunctivitis
Mouth swab – mouth ulcer
Skin or vesicle swab – rash
EDTA sample – PUO <3 month old
Collection Conditions
If delays occur, refrigerate at 2 to 8 degrees C.
Availability
Monday – Saturday. Samples for same day testing must arrive before 9:30am.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Ä¢¹½tvÊÓƵ, LS9 7TF.
Turnaround Time
3 days.
Additional Information
CE marked sample type: CSF
ID
3640