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Test Code HIVRAP Rapid HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Testing, Serum

Important Note

This test is meant to be ordered STAT for EHO Source Patients. If ordering non-EHO HIV ag/ab testing, please order HIVCOM.

Performing Laboratory

St Clair Hospital Laboratory

Day(s) Set Up

Sunday-Saturday

Specimen Requirements

1 plain, gold-top tube (3ml of serum).  Centrifuge blood as soon as possible and send specimen refrigerated, or send unspun blood to laboratory within 4 hours of draw.

Reference Values

Negative: Negative for HIV-1 p24 Antigen

                  Negative for HIV 1/2 Antibodies

 

If positive, specimen will be sent to Mayo Reference Laboratories for antibody confirmation and differentiation.

 

Methodology

Immunochromatographic Immunoassay

 

Useful for the qualitative detection of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) p24 antigen (Ag) and antibodies (Ab) to HIV Type 1 and Type 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2)