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