1033 RPR - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

1033 RPR

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
Plasma samples should not be used after 48 hours at 2-8 degrees celcius.

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Agglutination; Precipitation

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86592 - Syphillis Test

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : non reactive