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Changes to Schistosoma IgG Ab Testing
Special Communication:
Schistosoma IgG Ab
Effective June 4, 2018, Schistosoma IgG Ab (SCHIST) will have the following changes:
Specimen Requirement
The required specimen volume will increase to 1 mL, and the minimum volume will increase to 0.5 mL.
In addition to Gold BD Hemogard™ Serum Separation Tubes (SST)™, Red BD Hemogard™ Serum Tubes (No Additive) will also be acceptable for collection.
Serum should be transferred to a standard aliquot tube.
Stability
Ambient
After separation from cells: Unacceptable
Refrigerated
After separation from cells: 1 month
Frozen
After separation from cells: 1 month
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay
Reference Range
Refer to report.
Special Information
Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens are unacceptable.
This test is New York DOH approved.
Days Performed/Reported
Days performed will vary.
Reporting time will be 4 – 9 days.
Any additional information regarding this testing will be included in a future Technical Update.
If you have any questions about this change, please contact Client Services for assistance.
