|
Test Includes |
|
Anti-HIV
1
and anti-HIV 2 antibodies and HIV p24 antigen
|
|
Part of
Profile |
|
Included
in routine ante-natal screen, unless HIV screening is declined
|
|
Request
Form |
|
Combined Pathology Blood form
(Yellow/Black or Blue for GP's) or
Microbiology form (Green)
|
Availability |
|
On
request
|
Specific
Criteria |
|
Please
give detailed clinical information, including the date of
onset/contact with the suspected infection
|
Turnaround
Time |
|
All
tests will be performed on the next normal working day after
receipt of the sample
Samples giving a positive test
result will be sent to a Reference Laboratory for
confirmation/further tests; results of these tests will
usually be available 7 - 10 days after the date of the
original in-house screening test
|
Specimen |
|
Serum
|
Volume |
|
7 ml
|
Container |
|
Yellow top (SST) tube
|
Collection |
|
Samples should be transported to laboratory immediately
|
Lab.
Handling |
|
Aliquot and store at 4ºC
|
Causes
for Rejection |
|
Unlabelled sample
Delay in sample reaching laboratory
|