Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
INFECTIOUS.
Synonyms/Aliases
N/A.
Abbreviations
N/A.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
7 DAYS
7 WORKING DAYS.
Method
IMMUNOASSAY.
Temp
AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (3 DAYS), FROZEN (14 DAYS).
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
TOXOPLASMA SEROLOGY (IgG, IgG AVIDITY & IgM), RUBELLA (IgG, IgG AVIDITY & IgM), CMV (IgG, IgG AVIDITY & IgM), HSV 1 IgG & IgM, HSV 2 IgG & IgM.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
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
DETECT CURRENT/ RECENT (POSITIVE IgM RESULT) OR PAST (POSITIVE IgG RESULT) INFECTION WITH TOXOPLASMOSIS &/ OR RUBELLA &/ OR CMV &/ OR HSV 1 & 2. IgG AVIDITY RESULTS TRY TO PREDICT HOW RECENTLY OR REMOTELY AN INFECTION OCCURRED. THE HIGHER THE AVIDITY, THE MORE REMOTELY AN INFECTION OCCURRED.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A.