Childlab Test Directory - Parvovirus B19 Antibody, IgM

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Parvovirus B19 IgM Antibody

NAME	METHOD	DEPARTMENT	UNITS
Components
Parvovirus B19 Antibody, IgM	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)	Send Out

CONTAINER TYPE		CONTAINER SIZE	SPECIMEN VOLUME
Specimen Requirements
Serum Spun , Plasma Spun
Gold tube, (SST) with Gel	Preferred	3.5 mL	0.5 mL
Red Tube (no anticoagulant) with Gel	Alternate	3 mL	0.5 mL
Red tube, (no anticoagulant), no Gel	Alternate	3 mL	0.5 mL
Purple tube (EDTA)	Alternate	3 mL	0.5 mL
Green tube (Lithium heparin), No Gel	Alternate	3 mL	0.5 mL
Green tube (Lithium heparin), with Gel	Alternate	3 mL	0.5 mL
Green tube (Sodium heparin), No Gel	Alternate	3 mL	0.5 mL
STABILITY
Room temperature - 2 day(s) Refrigerated - 2 week(s) Frozen - 12 week(s)
SPECIAL PREPARATION
Outpatient: Centrifuge, remove plasma/serum and refrigerate

Reasons for Rejection

Contamination
Heat treated specimen
Hemolyzed specimen
Icteric specimen
Lipemic specimen
Wrong collection tube

Comments

Label as acute or convalescent. Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens.