Prenatal Antibody Titer, Whole Blood
Performing Lab(s)
American Red Cross Reference Laboratory
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum
Container/Tube: pink (EDTA) (preferred), lavender (EDTA tube or red top
Specimen Volume: 7 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 3 mL plasma or serum
Collection Instructions: Tube(s) must meet all requirements for labeling of blood bank specimens.
Unacceptable Conditions
- Serum separator tubes.
- Hemolyzed specimen
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
24 Hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: No
Routine: 1-5 days
Transport and Stability
Transport at room temperature or refrigerated.
Reference Values
See Scanned Report
Additional Information
For lab use only:
Order prenatal ID/titer in BloodHub.
Transport to ARC will be provided by ARC.
Results will then be scanned into EPIC.
Interpretive Data
See Scanned Report