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Vitamin B Profile

Profile details

  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
  • Vitamin B3 (Nicotinamide)
  • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
  • Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) – Red cell
  • Vitamin B12 (Active)

Code

VBP

Sample Reqs

AAB

Turnaround

5 days

Special instructions

No special instructions. Patients taking supplements may be advised to stop medication prior to testing.


Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)

B

Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml


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Updated Saturday, 14 December 2024