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: 10 mL (5 mL min.) Urine in a sterile screw capped container OR Genital / Conjunctival swabs in normal saline. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Chlamydia trachomatis is the...
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: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) plasma from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship frozen. DO NOT THAW. Proton pump inhibitor medications should be discontinued for at least 2 weeks prior to sample collection. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: TRACE Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 –...
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: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Hemolysed specimens are not acceptable. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 4 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 8 hrs Stability (Frozen): 30 days Method: ECLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: CPK-MB Mass is a cardiac marker which assists in the diagnosis of...
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: Conducted on patient. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Lee & White Comment: Test conducted only in Medilab Laboratories. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 45 minutes Usage: Clotting time is the time required by the blood sample to clot invitro under standard conditions. It is affected by calcium ions...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 2 weeks Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: CMV is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality specially in organ transplant recipients and...
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...
