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Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Unacceptable
Contaminated, heat-inactivated, or grossly hemolyzed specimens
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 48 hours
Refrigerate: 2 weeks
Frozen: 1 year
Reference Range
| 19.9 AU/mL or less: | Not Detected. |
| 20.0 - 24.9 AU/mL: | Indeterminate - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. |
| 25.0 AU/mL or greater: | Detected - IgM antibody to rubella detected, which may indicate a current or recent infection or immunization. |
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT
86762
Lab Handling
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of acute specimens.
Storage and Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Turn Around Time
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Within 24 hours
Test Alias
- Rubella Ab, IgM
- Rubella Antibody IgM
- Rubella serology