TOXOPLASMA IgM ANTIBODY
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a SST tube. Centrifuge, separate and send 1.0 mL serum (0.3 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Alternate Specimen
| Serum: Red-top |
Rejection Criteria
| Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, or icteric specimens |
Methodology
| Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
Stability
| Room Temperature: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 14 days |
Reference Range
| Negative: | <8 AU/mL |
| Equivocal: | 8-9.9 AU/mL |
| Positive: | >=10 AU/mL |
Performed
| Sunday-Thursday |
| 3 days | |||||
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