Aid in the diagnosis of Chagas disease (T. cruzi)
Spin to separate from cells within 45 mintues of sample collection
Gold serum separator (SST) tube
Spin and aliquot serum within 45 minutes of sample collection
Ambient (preferred) - 2 days
Refrigerated - 2 weeks
Frozen - 1 year
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Negative (<1:16)