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): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Rubella is a viral exanthematous infectious disease caused by Rubella virus. The illness follows a...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: Electrochemiluminescence Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Troponin-T is a marker of Acute Myocardial Infarction rising 2-4 hours after the onset of Myocardial necrosis...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 Red Top (No Additive) tube. Do not use SST gel barrier tubes. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Duly filled Test Send Out Consent Form (Form 35) is mandatory. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 14 days Stability (Frozen): 30 days Method: LC-MS/MS Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround...
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): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This assay is useful for diagnosis...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 1 weeks Method: Immunochromatography Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection that spreads through contaminated food & drinking water. It can also...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is mandatory. Duly filled Test Send Out Consent Form (Form 35) is mandatory. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 90 days Method: ELISA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage:...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST OR 1 mL (0.5 mL min.) CSF in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: IFA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Neuromyelitis Optica...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: EIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Intrinsic Factor, produced by cells lining the stomach, binds vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) to facilitate absorption...
