88215:SALMONELLA TYPHI ANTIBODIES
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
ImmunoDOT |
| Edit Date: |
11/18/2009 |
| Components: |
Salmonella typhi H type A Total Antibody / Salmonella typhi H type B Total Antibody / Salmonella typhi H type D Total Antibody / Salmonella typhi O type D Total Antibody / Salmonella typhi O type Vi Total Antibody |
| Performed: |
Monday-Friday |
| Released: |
1-5 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
86768-90 x5 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial immediately. Mark specimen plainly as ‘acute’ or ‘convalescent.’ Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
48 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Parallel testing is preferred and the convalescent specimen must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimen. Acute and convalescent specimens must be labeled as such. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Contaminated or heat-inactivated specimen; hemolytic, icteric, or turbid specimen. |