| Methodology: |
Complement Fixation
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| Performed: |
Mon, Thu
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| Reported: |
2-6 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Collect: One 5 mL serum separator tube.
Transport: 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.3 mL serum at 2-8°C.
Remarks: Please mark specimens plainly as "ACUTE" or "CONVALESCENT"
Unacceptable Conditions: Icteric, lipemic, contaminated, or turbid specimens, plasma
Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
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