Brucella Antibody (Total) by Agglutination BRUCAB
Method(s) | Semi Quantitative Agglutination |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.3 mL) |
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." |
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 6 months (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
Unacceptable Conditions | Severely lipemic, contaminated, hemolyzed, or heat-inactivated samples. |
Schedule | Mon-Fri |
Billing Code | 5011115 |
CPTCode | 86622 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Less than 1:20 Negative |