TEST NAME Syphilis Confirmation (TP-PA) DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS Performed when required (see S90) DESCRIPTION Passive Agglutination, confirmation test for Syphilis RPR, last step for Syphilis reverse testing algorithm SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top...

TEST NAME Syphilis Darkfield, Microscopic Exam DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B22 DESCRIPTION Darkfield microscopy is used to demonstrate the presence of Treponema pallidum in lesions or aspirates in early-stage syphilis. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serous fluid from genital lesion CONTAINER: Glass slide with coverslip COLLECTION: Collect specimen prior to antimicrobial therapy. Clean...

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TEST NAME Syphilis RPR DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS Performed when required (see S90) DESCRIPTION Macroscopic non-treponemal flocculation card test, screening assay, second step of Syphilis reverse testing Algorithm. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION...

TEST NAME Syphilis RPR No Reflex DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S80 DESCRIPTION Macroscopic non-treponemal flocculation card test, screening assay for patients with a history of syphilis infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION: See...

TEST NAME Syphilis Screen Immunoassay (reflex to RPR and TP-PA, if required) DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S90 DESCRIPTION Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for qualitative of IgG and IgM antibodies to Treponema pallidum . First step for Syphilis reverse testing algorithm. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST)...

TEST NAME QuantiFERON-TB Gold DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S78 DESCRIPTION Interferon Gamma Release Assay, indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Whole Blood CONTAINER: 1 set QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus; 1.0 ml each tube: Nil control (grey cap, white ring), TB1 Antigen (green cap, white ring), TB2 Antigen (yellow cap...

TEST NAME Toxoplasma IgG Antibody DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S64 DESCRIPTION Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay for the detection of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii . SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 0.5 mL CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION: See serology specimen collection...

TEST NAME Urinalysis DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B25 DESCRIPTION Routine urinalysis includes the examination of physical and chemical characteristics, and the quantitation of microscopic structures in the urinary sediment. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Urine (standard volume = 8 mL) CONTAINER: BD vacutainer with preservative tube (red/yellow top). COLLECTION: Clean-catch first morning void...

TEST NAME Vibrio Culture DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B27 DESCRIPTION Screening procedure for the isolation and identification of Vibrio sp. utilizing conventional biochemical, serological, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of resolution (MALDI-TOF) techniques. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Fresh stool CONTAINER: Stool transport bottles (Para-Pak C&S), GN Broth or Rectal Swabs Note...