Specimen Required

Supplies: Aliquot Tube, 5mL

Collection Container/Tube: Serum SST

Specimen Volume: 3.0 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Centrifuge blood collection tubes and pour off serum into TWO aliquot tubes.

2. Serum can be stored at 2-30 C but must be centrifuged within 24 hours of specimen collection.

3. Place one serum aliquot in Microbiology HIVQ rack.

4. Place second serum aliquot in Send Out frozen rack. 

Additional Information:

1. Molecular Viral Load testing must have its own tube.

2. To avoid co-mingling and cross contamination: If specimen is to be shared with another department, the molecular testing must take an aliquot of the specimen first or perform their testing prior to routing to additional testing departments.

Bronson Laboratory Service Note:

This test requires TWO FULL SST tubes to obtain 3.0 ml serum required for testing.