Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
INFECTIOUS
Synonyms/Aliases
FUNGAL SEROLOGY, CRYPTOCOCCUS AG TITER.
Abbreviations
CRAG.
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST.
2-4 HRS
2-4 HRS
Method
IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC.
Temp
AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (2 DAYS), FROZEN (14 DAYS).
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS.
Components Parameters
N/A
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. SPECIFY IF TEST IS SERUM CRAG OR CSF CRAG
Patient preparation
N/A
Sample type
TEST CAN BE DONE ON SERUM OR CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF).
Container/ preservative
SERUM (SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.) OR CSF (STERILE LEAK PROOF CONTAINER).
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.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSIS OF CRYPTOCOCCOSIS.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A