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84685:BACTERIAL ANTIGEN DETECTION | |||||||||
Methodology: | Latex Particle Agglutination (LA) | ||||||||
Edit Date: | 6/29/2010 | ||||||||
Components: | Haemophilus influenzae Type b Antigen Detection / Neisseria meningitidis Antigen Detection (Groups A/Y and C/W 135) / Group B/ E. coli K1 Antigen Detection / Streptococcus, Group B Antigen Detection / Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen Detection. | ||||||||
Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
Released: | 1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab | ||||||||
CPT Code: | 86403-90 x5 | ||||||||
Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
Collection: | Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in a leak-proof plastic vial. Also acceptable: Serum. | ||||||||
Handling: | Refrigerate. | ||||||||
Stability: | 7 days refrigerated or 12 months frozen. Unstable ambient. | ||||||||
Standard Volume: | 2 mL CSF or serum | ||||||||
Minimum Volume: | 1.3 mL CSF or serum | ||||||||
Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
Rejection Criteria: | Specimen other than CSF or serum; ambient specimen; specimen refrigerated more than 7 days after collection. |
Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
Not detected.
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