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...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Electrical Impedence, VCS Comment: For Peripheral smear contact Medilab. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 1 hr Usage: CBC provides information about red cells,...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Erythrocyte Magnetised Technology Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Direct Coombs test detects IgG and Complement bound to erythrocytes. The...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: EIA Comment: Also see EXTRACTABLE NUCLEAR ANTIGENS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Centromere antibodies occur primarily in patients with...
Specimen: Submit 2-5 mL (1 mL min.) CSF in a sterile screw capped container. Ship at 18–22°C. Stability (Room): 48 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional Culture, Automated Identification & Sensitivity Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms causing Meningitis are E.coli, Group B Streptococcus, H. influenzae,...
