| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7.5 mL SST
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Submit: |
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
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Special Handling: |
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP |
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Rejection Criteria: |
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Icteric specimen |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Agglutination; Precipitation |
| Performed: |
Mon-Fri |
| Reported: |
1-3 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
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| Interpretive Data: |
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Rubella Antibody Interpretation
<9: Negative for rubella IgG, presumed non-immune to rubella infection.
9 to <10: Equivocal.
10 or greater: Positive for rubella IgG, presumed immune to rubella infection.
The Rubella IgG cut-off value has been set at 10 IU/mL based on the WHO International Reference Preparation of Anti-Rubella Serum, 1970.
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