MVHIS – “Histoplasma Quantitative Antigen EIA”

Update to specimen preparation, alternate specimen, and rejection criteria.

Specimen Preparation: Send 0.5 mL urine in a sterile screw capped plastic container.

Alternate Specimen:

Serum: Collect serum in red top or serum separator tube (SST), allow 30 min to clot, centrifuge and send 1.2 mL in a plastic screw capped vial.
Plasma: Collect plasma in Lavender EDTA, green sodium heparin or 3.2% sodium citrate light blue top tube. Centrifuge for 15 minutes and transfer 0.8 mL plasma to a plastic screw capped vial.
CSF/BAL/Other Body fluid: send 0.5 mL in a sterile screw capped container.

Rejection Criteria:  Tissue, sputum, bronchial brushings, stool, fine needle aspiration (FNA), biopsy, tracheal or bone marrow aspirate. Specimens too viscous to pipette, samples in transport media; fixative or
isolator tube