Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid freeze and thaw cycles.
- If acute and convalescent samples being submitted, label as such. Convalescent sample must be received in lab within 30 days.
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Heat inactivated
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Agglutination
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
3-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86622
Components
- 91390 - BRUCELLA AB
Last Updated: January 20, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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