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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
Plasma or other body fluids. Contaminated, hemolyzed or, severely lipemic specimens
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 48 hours
Refrigerate: 2 weeks
Frozen: 1 year
Reference Range
< 1.0 µg/mL = Antibody concentration not protective.
≥ 1.0 µg/mL = Antibody to H. influenzae b detected. Suggestive of protection.
Methodology
Quantitative Multiplex Bead Assay
CPT
86317
Lab Handling
Serum separator tube. "Pre" and 30-day "post" Haemophilus influenzae b vaccination specimens should be submitted together for testing. "Post" specimen should be drawn 30 days after immunization and must be received within 60 days of "pre" specimen.
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.15 mL) Mark specimens clearly as "Pre-Vaccine" or "Post-Vaccine".
Storage and Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Turn Around Time
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 days
Test Alias
- H. influenzae Antibody
- Haemophilus influenzae b Vaccine Response
- HIB (Haemophilus influenzae Type B) Vaccine Response
- Vaccine Response