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.