Category

SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS.

Synonyms/Aliases

N/A

Abbreviations

N/A

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

5 DAYS

5 WORKING DAYS

Method

IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY.

Temp

AMBIENT.

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

EDTA WHOLE BLOOD.

Container/ preservative

EDTA (PURPLE TOP) VACUTAINER

Sample volume

2 ML.

Rejection criteria

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

Other Instructions

N/A

Reference intervals

NEGATIVE.

Clinical Utility

EVALUATION OF LYMPHEDEMA. DIAGNOSE LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS/ ELEPHANTIASIS/ WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI INFECTION/ BRUGIA SPP. INFECTION. ALSO CONSIDER EXAMINING PERIPHERAL BLOOD (COLLECTED AT MIDNIGHT) FOR MICROFILARIAE AS WELL AS FILARIA ANTIBODY TESTING.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

N/A