| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7.5 mL SST
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Submit: |
0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
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Special Handling: |
If acute and convalescent samples being submitted, label as such. Convalescent sample must be received in lab within 30 days.
Separate from cells ASAP |
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Rejection Criteria: |
Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Icteric specimen
Lipemic Samples |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) |
| Performed: |
Sun-Sat |
| Reported: |
2-4 Day(s) |
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