TB GOLD QUANTIFERON PLUS

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Order Name TB Gold Plus
Test Number: 5587326
Revision Date 10/01/2022

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS
Specimen	Specimen Volume (min)	Specimen Type	Specimen Container	Transport Environment
Preferred	6 mL (5 mL)	Whole Blood	Lithium Heparin (Dark Green Top / No-Gel)	Refrigerated
Alternate 1	See Instructions	Whole Blood	TB Gold Plus 4 tube kit	Room Temperature
Instructions	Collect: Preferred - Whole blood in Dark Green no gel Lithium Heparin, 6 ml tube (Minimum 5 ml required) Alternate (must be trained and signed off by Labcorp Oklahoma, Inc. personnel prior to collecting!) Whole blood in Quantiferon TB Gold Plus 4 tube kit (0.8 ml minimum per tube required). Specimen Prep: Lithium Heparin: Fill tube completely, gently mix by inverting several times, incubate at Room Temperature for a minimum of 15 minutes and ship to lab Refrigerated. TB Gold Plus 4 tube kit: Immediately after filling, gently shake tube 10 times to coat the inner surface of the tube walls (overly vigorous shaking may lead to aberrant results), transport to the lab at Room Temperature (must be received in-lab at Labcorp Oklahoma, Inc. within 16 hours of collection OR incubated at 37°C for 16 - 24 hours at the client site prior to transport to the lab). Stability: Lithium Heparin - 48 hours Refrigerated TB Gold Plus 4 tube kit - 16 hours Room Temperature, unincubated. Once incubated at 37°C for 16 - 24 hours, tubes may be held for up to 3 days at 4-27°C prior to centrifugation. After centrifugation, tubes are stable up to 28 days at 2-8 °C.