| Specimen requirements: |
7 mL
SST |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
1.0 mL serum |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
0.5 mL serum |
| Method of collection: |
Peripheral blood draw. |
| Transportation: |
N/A |
| Label instructions: |
Specimen must be labeled with patient
name and Medical Record number. |
| Request test on form: |
Multi Labs/Micro/Viro/Serology (
151-905 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Microbiology/Virology |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Monday - Friday |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
24 Hours |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-109 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Latex Agglutination -
Positive screen is reflexed to a titer. |
| Special Instructions: |
Results are semi-quantitative. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| SOFT LAB abbreviation: |
ASO (Screen) ; ASOT (Titer) |
| Secondary code: |
5104 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
