Specimen: PCR – GONOCOCCAL DNA Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 7 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are non-motile, Gram-negative diplococci, and the causative agent of gonorrheal disease. Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Minimum 12 hours fasting is mandatory. Grossly hemolysed samples are not acceptable. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Spectrophotometry, Immunoturbidimetry, Nephelometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: This panel tests...
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: This assay is used for the laboratory diagnosis of Mumps virus infection. Absence of detectable...
Specimen: 2 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Spectrophotometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: This test panel assesses the functional activity of the liver. It is used for screening for liver...
Specimen: 3 mL whole blood in 1 Blue Top (Sodium Citrate) tube. Mix thoroughly by inversion. Transport to Lab within 4 hours. If this is not possible, make PPP within 1 hour of collection as follows: Centrifuge sample at 3600 rpm for 15 min. & transfer supernatant to a clean plastic tube. Centrifuge this supernatant...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify age and sex on test request form. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: In females, preferred sampling time is Day 2 / Day 3 of the menstrual cycle. Price: Contact...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Xylidyl blue Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Magnesium is a cofactor of many enzyme systems. Hypermagnesemia is seen in Acute & Chronic renal...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Submit two thin AND two thick peripheral blood smears. Ship in a slide mailer. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Microscopic Examination Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage:...
Specimen: Patient to report to NRL / Satellite Labs on Day 1 and Day 3 of the test. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Intradermal skin test Comment: Price: Contact Medialb Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Specialty: Physician Disease: Tuberculosis Components: Courier Charges: Home Collection: Not Available Department: Pre-test Information:...
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....
