Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Measles virus is highly contagious particularly infecting children, pregnant women, immunocompromised and nutritionally deficient individuals....
Specimen: Submit specimen in 10% Formal-saline. Formal-saline should cover the specimen completely. Ship at room temperature. Brief clinical history in Histopathology Requisition Form (Form 2) is mandatory. For patients with multiple specimens kindly register all specimens under single Lab number. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Processing, Staining & Microscopy Comment:...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This assay is used as an aid in the diagnosis of Granulosa cell tumors...
Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of random urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Nephelometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Presence of Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Kappa & Lambda on...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 12 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Enzymatic Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Beta hydroxybutyrate ( the predominant ketone) is an extremely reliable guide for monitoring insulin therapy...
Specimen: Submit Semen in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms isolated are S.aureus, Pseudomonas, Coliform bacilli and Proteus species. On identification of the organism, antibiotic...
Specimen: Submit 5-10 mL (1 mL min.) Sputum in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: If AFB is suspected, use test code M050 CULTURE AFB, RAPID. If fungus is suspected, use test code M104 CULTURE FUNGUS,...
Specimen: Submit Throat Swab in Amies charcoal transport medium available from MEDILAB. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: If C. diphtheriae is suspected, use test code M078 CULTURE DIPHTHERIA. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms isolated...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Hemolysed specimens are not acceptable. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: IFCC Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: LDH is present in all cells of the body with highest concentrations...
Specimen: 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 metal free Royal Blue Top (K2EDTA) tube available from MEDILAB. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Use powderless gloves during specimen collection. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: AAS with Zeeman correction Comment: Use only specified container available from MEDILAB....
