INFBM – “Influenza B Virus Ab, IgM”

Update to specimen requirements and rejection criteria.

Specimen Preparation: Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial. Mark specimens as “acute” or “convalescent”.

Rejection Criteria: Plasma, hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric, heat inactivated or turbid specimens, bacterially contaminated.