05 Jun

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, IgG

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

C. TRACHOMATIS IgG

Abbreviations

N/A

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

5 Days

5 WORKING DAYS

Method

ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY.

Temp

AMBIENT (8 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

3ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT

Clinical Utility

DETECT PAST EXPOSURE TO CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

NON-SPECIFIC FOR LGV SEROVARS; CROSS-REACTIVITY WITH OTHER CHLAMYDIA SPECIES E.G. C. PSITTACI CAN OCCUR.
05 Jun

BRUCELLA ANTIBODIES, IgM

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

N/A

Abbreviations

N/A

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

5 Days

5 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOASSAY.

Temp

AMBIENT (8 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

3ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF BRUCELLOSIS.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR FROM OTHER INFECTIONS. REQUIRES FOLLOW UP TESTING WITH BRUCELLA AGGLUTINATION.
05 Jun

BRUCELLA ANTIBODIES, IgG

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

BRUCELLA SEROLOGY

Abbreviations

N/A

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

5 Days

5 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOASSAY.

Temp

AMBIENT (8 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF BRUCELLOSIS OR PAST EXPOSURE TO BRUCELLA INFECTION.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR FROM OTHER INFECTIONS. REQUIRES FOLLOW UP TESTING WITH BRUCELLA AGGLUTINATION.
05 Jun

BRUCELLA ANTIBODIES

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

BRUCELLA ABORTUS AND BRUCELLA MELINTENSIS, BRUCELLA SEROLOGY.

Abbreviations

N/A

Type

PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).

2-4 Hrs

2-4 HOURS

Method

LATEX AGGLUTINATION.

Temp

AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (2 DAYS), FROZEN (7 DAYS).

Setup

ALL WORKING DAYS.

Components Parameters

B. ABORTUS SEROLOGY, B. MELITENSIS SEROLOGY

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

NEGATIVE; <1:80 TITRES.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF BRUCELLOSIS/ UNDULANT FEVER/ MEDITERRANEAN FEVER. ≥FOUR-FOLD INCREASE IN TITRES BETWEEN ACUTE & CONVALESCENT SERA IS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT BRUCELLA INFECTION.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR FROM OTHER INFECTIONS.
05 Jun

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, IgM, SERUM

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

LYME DISEASE TEST.

Abbreviations

B. BURGDORFERI, IgM, SERUM.

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

7 days

7 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOASSAY

Temp

AMBIENT (1 HOUR), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM, CSF.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

N/A.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF LYME DISEASE. A POSITIVE RESULT IS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT/ RECENT INFECTION. IgM IS THE FIRST ANTIBODY PRODUCED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO INFECTION.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR FROM OTHER INFECTIONS.
05 Jun

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, IgG, SERUM

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

LYME DISEASE TEST.

Abbreviations

B. BURGDORFERI, IgG, SERUM

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

7 days

7 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOASSAY

Temp

AMBIENT (1 HOUR), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

N/A.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF LYME DISEASE.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS MAY ARISE FROM OTHER ILLNESSES OR VACCINATION.
05 Jun

BETA 2 GLYCOPROTEIN, IgM

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

AUTOIMMUNE.

Synonyms/Aliases

N/A.

Abbreviations

B2GP1; ß2GP1

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

5 days

5 WORKING DAYS

Method

ELISA

Temp

AMBIENT (6 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (3 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT

Clinical Utility

ASSESSMENT OF ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME

Test Limitations/ Confounders

N/A
05 Jun

BETA 2 GLYCOPROTEIN, IgA

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

AUTOIMMUNE.

Synonyms/Aliases

N/A.

Abbreviations

B2GP1; ß2GP1.

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

5 days

5 WORKING DAYS

Method

ELISA

Temp

AMBIENT (6 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (3 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT

Clinical Utility

ASSESSMENT OF ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

N/A
05 Jun

AUTOIMMUNE LIVER DISEASE PROFILE

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

AUTOIMMUNE.

Synonyms/Aliases

N/A.

Abbreviations

N/A.

Type

PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).

8 days

8 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.

Temp

REFRIGERATED.

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

ANTI-NUCLEAR ANTIBODY (ANA), ANTI SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY (ASMA), ANTI LIVER/ KIDNEY MICROSOME TYPE 1 ANTIBODY (ANTI-LKM1), ANTI-MITOCHONDRIAL ANTIBODY (AMA).

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

NO PREPARATION REQUIRED

Sample type

SERUM

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

AT LEAST 3ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.

Clinical Utility

EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED AUTOIMMUNE LIVER DISEASE [AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS (AIH), PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC)].

Test Limitations/ Confounders

N/A
05 Jun

ASPERGILLUS IgG

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Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS.

Synonyms/Aliases

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS ANTIBODY IgG .

Abbreviations

ABPA.

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

7 days

7 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOCAP.

Temp

AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A.

Sample type

SERUM

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML.

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.

Clinical Utility

DETECT IgG ANTIBODY AGAINST ASPERGILLUS SPECIES.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

ASPERGILLUS IgG MAY REMAIN NEGATIVE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS.
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