Specimen: 5g (3g min.) stool in a leak-proof screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Do not use match boxes or absorbant material. Outstation samples not accepted. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Manual, Light microscopy Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 hrs Usage: This test...
Specimen: CSF: 2 mL (1 mL min.) in a Red Top (No Additive) tube or sterile screw capped vial. Do not use SST gel barrier tubes. Ship refrigerated. Bone Marrow: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube. Ship refrigerated. Pus/Body fluids (Pleural/ Pericardial/ Ascitic/ Synovial/ Ocular/ Bronchial washings/BAL)...
Specimen: Submit 2-5 g (1 g min.) Stool in a Special Stool Culture 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: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms causing...
Specimen: Tacrolimus By CMIA Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 7 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: LC-MS/MS Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This assay is useful in monitoring whole blood Tarcolimus concentration during therapy particularly in individuals co-administered CYP3A4 substrates, inhibitors or inducers. It helps to evaluate patient...
Specimen: Collect 1 mL Whole blood each in a set of special QuantiFERON-TB Gold tubes available from Medilab. Shake the tubes vigorously at least 10 times to ensure thorough mixing. DO NOTCENTRIFUGE. Ship at room temperature to reach lab within 16 hours OR Incubate the tubes immediately at 37°C for 16-24 hours and centrifuge. Ship...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify age and sex on test request form. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: LC-MS/MS is the gold standard for steroid hormone assays due to increased sensitivity & specificity as compared...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Combined assay with Anti TPO Antibody Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Anti Tg autoantibody measurements are recommended if Anti TPO...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. At least 6 weeks should elapse after thyroidectomy or needle biopsy or Iodine-131 therapy before specimen collection. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Assays detecting unbound or free form of thyroid hormones are highly sensitive to detect thyroid dysfunction....
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Combined assay with Anti Tg Antibody (Test Code Z201) is recommended. Anti TPO replaces the earlier Anti Thyroid Microsomal Antibody (TMA) because of greater specificity for...
