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Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Response to Therapy

Alias:

VDRL, Automated Reagin Test (ART), Rapid Plasma Reagin Test (RPR), Syphilis G, Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum), Syphilis Serology (RPR)

Used for monitoring of Syphilis treatment.

Syphilis Screening vs. Monitoring Algorithm

Methodology:

Charcoal Agglutination

Performed:

Performed once per day in the AM, Monday through Friday.

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Interpretive Data:

Will be reported with a titer when reactive.

Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Response to Therapy

Container/Tube Type:

Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Collection Information:

Collect 6.0 mL of blood in a red serum or serum separator tube.

Transport Information:

Transport 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

3.0 mL blood/0.5 mL serum

Unacceptable Conditions:

Gross Lipemia or Gross Hemolysis or does not meet collection, storage or transport requirements

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

14 days

Frozen Stability:

365 days

Ambient Stability:

48 hours

Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Response to Therapy

Sunquest Order Code:

RPRRT

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB5256

CPT Code:

86592

Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Response to Therapy

Modified:

10/19/2015 6:34:03 AM