Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Collection Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Other Acceptable Containers

  • Plain Red (No Additive)

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Unacceptable Conditions

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross contamination with bacteria
  • Extreme Icterus
  • Extreme lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 Hours
Refridgerated: 5 Days 
Frozen: 1 Month @ -20 or below; limited to one freeze/thaw cycle. 

Notes

Reflex Test:

  • RPR Titer Treponema Antibody

If results for the RPR is reactive then the Reflex Test RPR Titer Treponema Antibody will be ordered at an additional charge.

Reference Interval

Non-Reactive

Interpretive Data

Algorithm & Interpretation of Results:

Reported

24 – 48 hours after specimen receipt, dependent upon the day and time specimens are collected and received.

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Charcoal Agglutination/Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination

LIS Test Code

RPR
Collection

Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Collection Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Other Acceptable Containers

  • Plain Red (No Additive)

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Unacceptable Conditions

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross contamination with bacteria
  • Extreme Icterus
  • Extreme lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 Hours
Refridgerated: 5 Days 
Frozen: 1 Month @ -20 or below; limited to one freeze/thaw cycle. 

Ordering

Notes

Reflex Test:

  • RPR Titer Treponema Antibody

If results for the RPR is reactive then the Reflex Test RPR Titer Treponema Antibody will be ordered at an additional charge.

Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Non-Reactive

Interpretive Data

Algorithm & Interpretation of Results:

Reported

24 – 48 hours after specimen receipt, dependent upon the day and time specimens are collected and received.

Administrative

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Charcoal Agglutination/Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination

LIS Test Code

RPR

Additional Information

Laboratory Department

Chemistry

Phone: (612) 873-3016

Performed
Monday - Friday
 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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