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PB Tests Dept I
Immunology
Test | Information |
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Anti-hepatitis A virus | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Viral hepatitis A infection |
Anti-hepatitis B surface antigen | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Immunity to hepatitis B |
Anti-hepatitis C virus | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Viral hepatitis C infection |
Anti-HIV | Red; ; I; HIV |
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Systemic lupus erythematosus/autoimmune disorders |
Antistreptolysin O (ASO) titer | Red; Refrigerate immediately or freeze serum; I; Rheumatic fever |
Cold agglutinins | Red; Must be kept at 37°C; no gel barrier tubes; I; Atypical pneumonia |
Epstein-Barr virus panel | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Detection of Epstein-Barr virus |
Febrile antibody panel | Red; ; I; Antibody screen for Salmonella, Rickettsia, Brucella, Francisella tularensis |
Fluorescent antinuclearantibody (FANA) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Systemic lupus erythematosus/autoimmune disorders |
Fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Syphilis |
Hepatitis B core antibody | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Past or present hepatitis B infection |
Hepatitis B surface antibody | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Immunity to hepatitis B |
Hepatitis B surface antigen | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Hepatitis B infection |
Mononucleosis screen (Mono test) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Infectious mononucleosis |
Quantitative protein assay C3, C4, Immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM), haptoglobin | Plasma (green) or serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Immunoglobulin disorders, hemolytic anemia |
Rapid plasmin reagin (RPR) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Syphilis |
Rheumatoid factor (RF) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Rheumatoid arthritis |
Rubella titer | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Immunity to German measles |
T-cell count | Lavender; ; I; Immune function/HIV monitoring |
Venereal Disease ResearchLaboratory (VDRL) | Serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; red; ; I; Syphilis |
Viral load | Lavender; white plasma preparation tube; serum (red or gold) gel barrier tube; Freeze plasma immediately; I; HIV monitoring |
Western blot | Red; ; I; HIV |