Yellow Fever serology

Alphabetical Test listing

Yellow Fever serology-994

Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before requesting this test.

Test name:

Yellow Fever serology

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Limitations:

Hemolysis

Specimen type:

Serum, acute phase or paired

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Alternate processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot
Spin
Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Alternate transport container:

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

Required forms/information:

Minnesota Department of Health IDL Submission Form (state.mn.us)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated - 30 days

Ambient - NO

Frozen - 90 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3

Performing lab:

Center for Disease Control and Prevention/CDC (CDC-10280) via MN Dept of Health/MDH: R-NX

Days set up:

Varies

TAT:

2 weeks

Method:

Reverse transcriptase (RT)-Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR)

Reference ranges:

See report

Date created:

05/03/2021

Revised date:

06/14/2023

Review date:

06/13/2023