Do not collect in Orange Tube. Allow Gold tube to sit for 30 minutes to form clot. Spin for 10 minutes at 1100-1300 g in a swing bucket unit or 15 minutes in a fixed angle to separate cells from serum. Refrigerate spun tube. Remember to properly labeltube with patient name, DOB, test and collect date.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated serum
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: > 48 hours at -20°
Ordering Recommendations
The HSV IgG EIA QN test uses an enzyme immunoassay to measure IgG antibodies to both herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2. Both antibodies are detected but are not differentiated. This test is ordered when there is a suspicion that the patient may have had a past HSV infection. This test is not used to detect acute HSV infection.
Do not collect in Orange Tube. Allow Gold tube to sit for 30 minutes to form clot. Spin for 10 minutes at 1100-1300 g in a swing bucket unit or 15 minutes in a fixed angle to separate cells from serum. Refrigerate spun tube. Remember to properly labeltube with patient name, DOB, test and collect date.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated serum
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: > 48 hours at -20°
Ordering
Ordering Recommendations
The HSV IgG EIA QN test uses an enzyme immunoassay to measure IgG antibodies to both herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2. Both antibodies are detected but are not differentiated. This test is ordered when there is a suspicion that the patient may have had a past HSV infection. This test is not used to detect acute HSV infection.
