2628 Treponema Antibody, IgG

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Blue Top (Na Citrate)

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:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
Plasma samples may be stored up to 48 hours at 2-8 degrees celcius. Do NOT freeze plasma samples.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples
Icteric specimen

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86781 - FTA-ABS

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : NON-REACTIVE