Specimen: Submit Cervical swab for FEMALE patients OR Oral swab from the lesion for MALE patients in a special container available from Medilab OR Paraffin embedded tissue block OR Fresh tissue in normal saline. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE.. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR Comment:...
Specimen: Submit 5 g (2 g min.) Stool in a clean dry container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 6 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Calprotectin is a neutrophilic marker specific for inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract....
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: 5 g fresh stool in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated only. 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: Campylobacteriosis is an infection by the Campylobacter bacterium, most commonly C. jejuni. It is...
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...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: CMIA, ECLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Troponin I is a specific cardiac marker elevated only in patients suffering from AMI. Troponin T...
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): 2 week Method: EIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Chlamydophila pneumoniae is responsible for 10% of pneumonia cases in humans. It is a primary...
Specimen: 4 mL (3 mL min.) Serum from 2 SST’s. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: EIA Comment: Also see PHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME PROFILE & DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PANEL. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Cardiolipin antibodies are useful in...
Specimen: Submit 2 Peripheral Blood Smears. Give brief clinical history. Ship in a slide mailer. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Microscopy Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Review of peripheral blood smear is commonly used to identify abnormalities. This is specially indicated in anemias...
Specimen: 4 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: Erythrocyte Magnetized Technology / Tube Agglutination Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Blood group ABO & Rh test identifies your...
