Table 2. Estimated frequency of EBF analysis performed yearly in surveyed MBLs.

Type of EBF	MBLs performing EBF analysis, N = 29	EBF analyzed yearly, N (median, IQR)
CSF, N (proportion)	26 (0.90)	100 (15–219)
Pleural effusion, N (proportion)	28 (0.97)	60 (23–100)
Seminal fluid, N (proportion)	8 (0.28)	131 (50–400)
Sweat, N (proportion)	10 (0.34)	50 (14–288)
Amniotic fluid, N (proportion)	3 (0.10)	10 (10–20)
Synovial fluid, N (proportion)	5 (0.17)	5 (2 - 13)
MBLs – medical biochemistry laboratories; EBF – extravascular body fluid; CSF – cerebrospinal fluid; IQR – interquartile range.