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RPR, Neontal

Alias:

This test is only offered on newborn infants.

Methodology:

Charcoal Agglutination

Performed:

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

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

RPR, Neontal

Container/Tube Type:

Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Collection Information:

Collect 3.0 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.

1.0 mL of blood/0.5 mL of 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

RPR, Neontal

Sunquest Order Code:

RPRNEO

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

LAB3195

CPT Code:

86592

RPR, Neontal

Modified:

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM