Personnel Health HIV Ag/Ab

Immediate Specimen Processing: If a secondary SST and Lavender sample are not provided, complete confirmation testing may not be performed. Centrifuge specimen before transporting to the lab. If drawn using a plain red-top tube, transfer serum to a plastic screw-cap tube prior totransportation. Ambulatory Transport Temperature to Inova Central Lab: Refrigerated Specimen Stability: 7 days

LAB11927|LAB16598 HIVNC

HIVNC

Includes: This test begins with HIV-1/-2 antigen and antibody (Ab) screen. If the screen result is reactive, then HIV-1/-2 antibodyconfirmation/differentiation test by is performed at an additional charge.If the following result types are obtained from the HIV-1/-2 confirmation/differentiation test, HIV-1/HIV-2 RNA detection will be performed at anadditional charge:-Negative for both HIV-1 Ab and HIV-2 Ab-Indeterminate for HIV-1 Ab but negative for HIV-2 Ab-Negative for HIV-1 Ab but indeterminate for HIV-2 Ab-Indeterminate for both HIV-1 Ab and HIV-2 Ab-Positive for both HIV-1 Ab and HIV-2 Ab Information: If a secondary SST and Lavender sample are not provided, complete confirmation testing may not be performed. @BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302793)@ @BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302794)@

Processing Instructions: Centrifuge specimen before transporting to the lab. If drawn using a plain red-top tube, transfer serum to a plastic screw-cap tube prior totransportation. Preferred Testing Volume: 3 mL serumMinimum Testing Volume: 0.5 mL serum Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 3 daysRefrigerated : 7 daysFrozen: >7 days Causes for Rejection: UnlabeledMislabeledWrong tube typeHemolyzedQNSExceeds specimen/stability requirements

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