Specimen Stability (for laboratory use only)
Collection Container
Gold top (no additive, SST)
Service Code:
LBC00542
Collection Instructions:
Collect a separate tube of blood for the test (do not share tubes).
1. Draw sufficient blood into gold top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 5 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
1. Draw sufficient blood into gold top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 5 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Clotted
Less than 5 mL
Grossly haemolysed
Grossly icteric
Grossly lipaemic
Less than 5 mL
Grossly haemolysed
Grossly icteric
Grossly lipaemic
Specimen Stability:
Ambient
Not Centrifuged: 2 hours
Refrigerate
Frozen
Add on Test:
No add test
Reflex Tests:
N.A.
Performance
Turn Around Time:
1 day
Days Test Performed:
Testing Laboratory:
Woodlands Hospital Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Biochemistry
Clinical & Interpretative
Description:
Methodology:
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Reference Interval:
Non reactive
Critical Values:
When the result of a HIV screen is needed for management of a patient with acute infection or for needlestick injury cases and the result is not available in the electronic medical record, the consultant in charge of the patient can contact microbiologist on duty. The laboratory will not actively contact the doctor in such cases.
