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 IgG, RUBELLA IgG, CMV IgG, HSV 1 IgG, HSV 2 IgG.
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 SERUM AND 2 ML CSF.
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
ALLOW SERUM SAMPLE TO CLOT FOR 30 MINUTES AND SEPARATE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
Reference intervals
APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.
Clinical Utility
POSITIVE RESULTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH VACCINATION &/ OR PAST EXPOSURE (IS EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY) TO TOXOPLASMOSIS &/ OR RUBELLA &/ OR CMV &/ OR HSV 1 & 2.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A.