Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
INFECTIOUS.
SYNONYMS/ ALIASES
URINE LAM.
Abbreviations
LAM; LF-LAM.
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST.
4 HOURS.
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 4 HOURS.
Method
IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY.
Temp
ROOM TEMPERATURE (8 HOURS); REFRIGERATED (3 DAYS).
Setup
DAILY.
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE.
Sample type
URINE (FIRST MORNING VOID SPECIMEN PREFERRED).
Container/ preservative
STERILE CONTAINER PROVIDED BY THE LAB.
Sample volume
10ML.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE.
Clinical Utility
ADJUNCT IN DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS WITH SUGGESTIVE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
INDETERMINATE RESULTS CAN OCCUR. FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR.