Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
INFECTIOUS.
Synonyms/Aliases
RUBEOLA IgG, MEASLES IgG.
Abbreviations
N/A.
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST.
5 DAYS
5 WORKING DAYS
Method
IMMUNOASSAY.
Temp
AMBIENT (6 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. SPECIFY EXACT ANTIBODY TYPE REQUIRED E.G. MEASLES IgG RATHER THAN MEASLES SEROLOGY.
Patient preparation
N/A
Sample type
SERUM.
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED 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; 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
IgG POSITIVITY IS CONSISTENT WITH VACCINATION OR PAST EXPOSURE TO MEASLES VIRUS (IS EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY AGAINST MEASLES).
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A