| Specimen requirements: |
(3) In-Tube Quantiferon System |
| Unit of measure: |
ELISA Units |
| Ideal sample: |
N/A |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
Blood must be up to 1 mL line |
| Method of collection: |
Vacutainer must be shaken immediately. Special tube, draw
and transport requirements Please contact the Microbiology Dept. (x35940)
for information. |
| Transportation: |
Transport immediately to lab |
| Label instructions: |
Patient's NAME, MR# and TIME |
| Request test on form: |
Multi Labs/Micro/Viro/Serology (
151-905 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
N/A |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Once a week |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
1 week |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-105
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Cell Culture / Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| Special Instructions: |
Live Lymphocytes required. Critical ambient temperature (<12
hours) |
| |
Refrigerated or Frozen Samples are UNACCEPTABLE |
| SOFTLAB abbreviation: |
QFTTB |
| Secondary code: |
5172 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
Shake tubes. Incubate 24 hours. Centrifuge.
Refrigerate |
