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Laboratory Medicine

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Avian Precipitins

Test Name

Avian Precipitins: (Budgie, Budgie Antigen, Parakeet)

Gold Tube Specimen Type / Requirements

Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Serum collected with or without gel separator. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Laboratory Staff Instructions Separate from cells within 2 hours of collection and send on ice. Request must specify: Avian Precipitins - Budgie

Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic samples not accepted. Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

10 Days

Test Utilization

Reference Value

Not detected

Test Code

BUAB

Methodology

Counter Immunoelectrophoresis

Testing Location

Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02)

Other Information

Last Updated: June 06, 2019