Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
INFECTIOUS.
Synonyms/Aliases
RICKETTSIAL ANTIBODY.
Abbreviations
N/A.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
5 DAYS
RESULTS READY IN 5 DAYS.
Method
HEMAGGLUTINATION.
Temp
AMBIENT (24 HOURS), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (21 DAYS).
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
PROTEUS OX-19, OX-2 & OX-K.
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
NO AGGLUTINATION, TITRES ARE PROVIDED FOR POSITIVE CASES.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSIS OF RICKETTSIAL DISEASE/ Q FEVER/ COXIELLA BURNETII INFECTION.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A.