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HIV-1/2 Antibody Screen (L&D use)

Important Note

For use ONLY by labor and delivery to determine HIV status in patients with unknown HIV status.  All other patients, please order HIV 1&2 ag/ab combo assay.

Additional Codes

Epic# -

LAB5635

 

Cerner name(s):

  • HIV-1/2 ab, Rapid
  • Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody
  • RapHIV1/2

Performing Lab(s)

Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh

Specimen Requirement (s)

Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum

Container/Tube:   Lavender (EDTA) tube (preferred), blue (sodium citrate) tube, green (sodium heparin), SST (gold or marble)  or plain red top

Specimen Volume:     2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume:  1 mL

 

Collection Instructions: NA

Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time

Sunday through Saturday

Hours: 24 hours

 

Turnaround Time:

STAT: 3 hours

Routine: less than 24 hours from receipt.

Transport and Stability

Transport temperature: Ambient to lab

Reference Values

Nonreactive

CPT/LOINC Codes

87536