Aspergillus Antibodies by CF & ID ASPER
Method(s) | Semi-Quantitative Complement Fixation/Qualitative Immunodiffusion | |||||||
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Specimen Required | ||||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. | |||||||
Transport | 2 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.8 mL) |
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Remarks | Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Acute and convalescent samples must be labeled as such; parallel testing is preferred and convalescent samples must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute samples. Please mark sample plainly as "acute" or "convalescent." |
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Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles). |
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Unacceptable Conditions | Severely lipemic or contaminated samples. | |||||||
Schedule | Sun - Fri | |||||||
Billing Code | 5010908 | |||||||
CPTCode | 86606x2 | |||||||
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