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Test Name:
Donor, Serologic Test for Syphilis
- SBMF No:
22961 - Performance Lab Name:
Blood Bank Services - Test Mnemonic:
STSD- - ABN:
N/A - CPT Code:
86592 - LOINC Code:
47360-3 - Also Known As:
Donor Screening for Syphilis - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Red top (serum) tube - Alt Spec Type:
Plasma - Alt Spec Container:
Lavender top (EDTA) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.5 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Routine blood donor collection - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
Plasma: 48 hours
Serum on cells: 72 hours refrigerated (2-8°C)
Serum after separation from cells:
5 days refrigerated (2-8°C)
Greater than 5 days frozen (-20°C) - Spec Reject:
Hemolyzed, lipemic, or bacterially contaminated sample - Methodology:
Sure-Vue® RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin) Card Test - Use:
Qualitative screening test for the detection of reagin antibodies in the serum or plasma of blood donors - Clinical Significance:
Treponema pallidum, the etiological agent of syphilis, induces the production of at least two types of antibodies in human infection: anti-treponemal antibodies that can be detected by FTA-ABS antigen, and anti-nontreponemal antibodies (reagin) that can be detected by RPR antigen. - Reference Range:
Non-reactive - Additional Test Info:
If screening assay is repeatedly reactive, Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorbed (FTA-ABS) Test will be added - Test Type:
BLOOD BANK
