TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY, SERUM
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Specimen Type:
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Blood |
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Container/Tube
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Preferred:
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Plain, red-top Vacutainer®.
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Acceptable:
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Gold/Red SST Vacutainer® or green- top (LHep) Vacutainer®
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Collection Volume:
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3.0 mL (minimum 1.0 mL)
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Patient Preparation:
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None
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Sample Rejection:
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Mislabeled or unlabeled specimens.
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Special Instructions:
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None
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Test Availability:
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Daily
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Turnaround Time:
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Same day
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Test set-up:
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Monday-Sunday
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Cut-off Time:
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none, run continuously
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Lab Testing Section:
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Send-outs
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Referred to:
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital Laboratory at IOH
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Reference Values:
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Reference: Non-Reactive
Reported as Non-Reactive, Equivocal, Reactive
Once reactive, a patient usually remains so for life and testing will not be performed if a FTA/Treponemal test has been performed in the last 5 years..
Literature References:
1. Turgeon ML. Immunology and serology in laboratory medicine. St. Louis: Mosby, 1990.
2. Division 20-Division of Environmental Health and Communicable Disease Code of State Regulations; Secretary of States Office. Prevention: rules of department of health and senior services, 10/2002:20
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Critical Values:
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None established
NOTE: Non-critical 'Reactive' results are reported to the Missouri State Department of Health.
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Limitations:
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NA
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Methodology:
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Multiplex Flow Immunoassay
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Lab Processing instructions:
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Centrifuge specimen to separate and aliquot serum into a 5-mL screw-cap, round bottom plastic vial for transport.
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Processed Volume:
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2.0 mL serum (minimum 0.5 mL) serum
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Transport Temperature:
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Ambient
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Analyte Stability:
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Ambient (unprocessed): 24 hours
PROCESSED
Ambient: 3 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
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Notes:
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None
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EPIC order name:
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Treponemal Antibody, Serum (EPIC Test# LAB3202)
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Cerner order name:
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Treponema Ab
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| CPT Code: |
86780 |
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LOINC Value:
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47236-5
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Synonyms:
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Last Updated: 04/24
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Last Reviewed: 04/24
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