Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: EIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Coxsackie virus antibodies usually coexist with Echovirus antibodies. Infections commonly seen are Meningitis, Myocarditis and...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Hemolysed specimens are not acceptable. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: IFCC Comment: Also see CPK ISOENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS, ALDOLASE & CARNITINE. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: CPK is...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Compensated Jaffe’s Reaction IDMS Traceable Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Creatinine is the product of creatine metabolism. It is a measure of renal...
Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of 24-hour urine AND 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Record patient height, weight and total 24-hour urinary volume on test request form and urine container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Compensated Jaffe’s...
Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) Body Fluid (Peritoneal/Pleural/Dialysis fluid/Drain fluid) in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify type of fluid on test request form and sample container. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Compensated Jaffe’s Reaction IDMS Traceable Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 2 months Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: C Reactive Protein (CRP) is the most sensitive acute phase reactant for inflammation....
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) CSF in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: ICT Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Cryptococcosis is an...
Specimen: Blood/Bone Marrow: Collect 8 mL (5 mL min.) Blood/Bone marrow in Myco F / Lytic bottle available from Medilab. Mix by gentle inversion 8–10 times. Ship at 18–22°C. CSF: Collect 2 mL (1 mL min.) CSF in a Red Top (No Additive) tube or sterile screw capped container. Do not use SST gel barrier...
Specimen: Collect Endocervical Smears with a brush after inserting the speculum. Dip & swirl the brush completely into the container with liquid fixative. Mix thoroughly. Use Special Collection Kit available from Medilab only. Ship at room temperature. Duly filled Cytopathology Requisition Form (Form 8) is mandatory. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A...
Specimen: Submit Cervical swab / High Vaginal swab in females OR Urethral swab in Amie’s charcoal medium. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: ICT Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria which cause a variety of...
