Rubella Antibody, IgM RUBIGM
| Method(s) | Semi-Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
| Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) |
| Remarks | Allow serum to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum from cells ASAP. Acute and convalescent specimens must be labeled as such; parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of acute specimens. Please mark specimen plainly as "ACUTE" or "CONVALESCENT". |
| Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Plasma or urine. Contaminated, heat-inactivated, or hemolyzed samples. |
| Schedule | Daily |
| Billing Code | 5010283 |
| CPTCode | 86762 |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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19.9 AU/mL or less: Not Detected. |
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