| Patient Preparations: |
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| Specimen Requirements: |
Serum 2-5 ml. CSF >=1 ml. CSF only tested when submitted alongside a patient-matched serum specimen. |
| Specimen Handling & Transport: |
Specimens must be stored and transported to the lab at 2-8 degrees C (refrigerated/with ice packs), and should be received within 48 hours of collection. Frozen specimen should be shipped on dry ice. |
| Collection Kit/Container: |
Serology Specimens
Sterile Transfer Tube
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| Collection Instructions: |
Specimens should be collected in the acute phase of illness (>=4 days and <=12 weeks after onset of symptoms). |
| Unacceptable Conditions: |
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| Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form B
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| Required Information: |
** Illness Onset date required for symptomatic individuals. ** Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |