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Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Neonatal [Syphilis]

Alias:

Syphilis, Treponema pallidum

Methodology:

Charcoal Agglutination

Performed:

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

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Interpretive Data:

This test is only offered on newborn infants.

Syphilis Screening vs. Monitoring Algorithm

Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Neonatal [Syphilis]

Preferred Collection Container:

SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Red (No Additive)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator). Red (No Additive) also acceptable.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL of serum into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

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.

0.5 mL of serum (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Unacceptable Conditions:

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

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

14 days - Preferred

Frozen Stability:

365 days

Ambient Stability:

48 hours

Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Neonatal [Syphilis]

Sunquest Order Code:

RPRNEO

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

LAB3195

CPT Code:

86592

Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), Neonatal [Syphilis]

Modified:

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM