Laboratory Tests and Turn Around Time

 

DSC in-house laboratory STD testing

Average turn-around time

Gonorrhoea PCR

1 – 2 weeks

Chlamydia PCR

1 – 2 weeks

Gonorrhoea Culture

1 week

General Culture

1 week

Microbiology – Direct Smear

Trichomonas Vaginalis

1 working day

Urinalysis – Chemistry / Microscopy

1 working day

Syphilis (RPR / TPPA)

1 working day

Syphilis Antibody

2 – 3 working days

Herpes Simplex Type 1 IgG Antibody

1 week

Herpes Simplex Type 2 IgG Antibody

1 week

Hepatitis A IgG Antibody

2 – 3 working days

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)

1 week

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody

1 week

Hepatitis C Antibody

2 – 3 working days

HIV Oral Test

30 minutes

HIV Rapid Test

15 minutes

HIV Antibody EIA Screening

2 – 3 working days

To find out costs of each STD test, please click here.