Please be informed weekly about changes in pre-analytical procedures, techniques, reagent shortages, nomenclature, and pricing of our tests, as well as the relocation steps of the various specialties of the laboratory to the new Frépillon site.

Owing to the bank holiday on Thursday 15 August 2024, we invite you to follow the sampling times and dates below.

For Metropolitan France :

Quantiferon or Tspot TB
Blood immunophenotyping (lymphocyte, monocyte and HPN clone detection)
HLAB27 and METAGLUT1 by flow cytometry
And all tests on bone marrow samples

Samples must be taken before the last courier arrrives on Wednesday 14 August, and must arrive no later than the night of Wednesday 14 August.

Cell allergy tests
And lysosomal enzymes

No sampling must be carried out on Wednesday 14 August 2024.

For DROM-COM :

Please note that the following examinations will not be taken on Wednesday 14 August :

Quantiferon or Tspot TB
Blood immunophenotyping (lymphocyte, monocyte and HPN clone detection)
HLAB27 and METAGLUT1 by flow cytometry
Cell allergy tests
Lysosomal enzymes

And all tests on bone marrow samples

- DRUG ASSAY :

Within the scope of the review of pre-analytical conditions, empty tubes with separating gels will be refused from 16 September 2024.

Please refer to the Cerba laboratory test catalogue.

REMINDER :

- HIV WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION : NEW CATALOGUE LINES

From Friday 2 August, following publication in the Journal Officiel on 26 July of the change in the nomenclature for HIV tests (screening or confirmation by immunoblot) : for all requests for HIV serological test swithout a prescription from the Cerba laboratory, please select the new HIV NO PRESCRIPTION catalogue lines created for this purpose.

Further information : Journal Officiel of 26 July 2024

- PCR ARBOVIROSES : NEW INVOICING

From 22 July until 30 November (period of enhanced surveillance for arboviroses), any request for an arboviroses PCR taken in mainland france will automatically result in the performance and invoicing of a triplex PCR (Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika) in order to follow and respect the recommendations of Santé Publique France : "Prevention and early reporting of these three pathologies can reduce the risk of local transmission chains occuring".
Invoicing will therefore be carried out systematicaaly for the three PCRs, as this medical biolofy procedure is uncluded in the NABM.

Further information : Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika : from prevention to reporting. Santé publique France

- PRIORISATION FOR REGISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS WITH A MEDICALLY IMPORTANT PROGNOSIS :

Check the urgent box on the bag.

- PRIORISATION OF ALL YOU RE SAMPLES IN TECHNIQUE :

Check the urgent box on the bag.
Note on the FDE: to Cindy Delanoë + initial case number.

EXTENDED DELAY - BREAKDOWN OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT :

AND BACK TO NORMAL

Test	New technical temporary delay
DELTA AMINOLEVULINIC ACID	BACK TO NORMAL
AMPHETAMINES confirmation	3 WEEKS subcontracting at Limoges University Hospital
URINE VANILMANDELIC ACID VMA	BACK TO NORMAL
CANNABINOIDS \| Research, ID and dosage	2 WEEKS subcontracting at Limoges University Hospital
URINE FRACTIONATED CATECHOLAMINES	BACK TO NORMAL
PLASMA CATECHOLAMINES	BACK TO NORMAL
CITRATE	4 WEEKS
COCAINE \| Research, ID and dosage	3 WEEKS subcontracting at Limoges University Hospital
LYSOSOMAL ENZYMES	BACK TO NORMAL
5HIA	BACK TO NORMAL
URINE METANEPHRINES	BACK TO NORMAL
OPIATES \| Research, ID and dosage	3 WEEKS subcontracting at Limoges University Hospital
OXALATE	4 WEEKS

OTHER TESTS WITH EXTENDED DELAYS :

Test	New technical temporary delay
TOTAL TESTOSTERON \| Women	BACK TO NORMAL excluding 5-day checks
VIP> Change of reagent following a supllier shutdown	BACK TO NORMAL by the end of the week
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS\|Internal quality control failure	10 DAYS
CLOMIPRAMINE \| Internal quality control failure	10 DAYS

Please do not hesitate to contacte us should you require any further information,

Best regards,

The International Customer Service Team
int gb @lab-cerba.com