HIV AB/AG Screening w/Reflex to Quant
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Lab Section:
Includes:
HIV AB/AG Screen
If Screen is Reactive, reflex to:
HIV-1 RNA Quant (LAB00779)
HIV Ab Confirmation
Turnaround Time:
Routine: 2 days, additional time for reflex testing.
Test Schedule:
HIV AB/AG Screen = 7 days a week
HIV RNA Quant = Tuesday and Friday
HIV AB Confirm = 7 days a week
Specimen Requirements:
6 mL LAVENDER top (EDTA) vacutainer. Purple top only for reflex to viral load testing.
Send 1 mL aliquot of plasma refrigerated, do not aliquot all plasma off the cells. Send plasma and cells.
Stability:
Whole blood collected in EDTA tubes may be stored and/or transported for up to 24 hours at room temp or refrigerated (2 to 25 C) prior to plasma separation
Refrigerated (2 to 8 C) plasma is stable for up to 7 days for HIV AB/AG Screen and HIV AB Confirm, 6 days for HIV RNA QUANT
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
Do not order for pediatric patients less than 2 years of age, see Comment section below.
Minimum volume for testing = 1 mL plasma, do not aliquot all plasma off the cells. Send plasma and cells.
Stability:
Reference Range:
Nonreactive
Comments:
Billable EAP and CPT Codes: Reflexes create additional charges.
Do not order for pediatric patients less than 2 years of age. NIH guidelines recommend virologic assays (i.e. RNA tests) that directly detect HIV for diagnosis of HIV infection in infants younger than 2 years.
This test is not intended for use in screening blood, plasma or tissue donors.
Synonyms:
AIDS Antibody Screen
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Antibody Screen
HIV - 1,2 AB/ HIV-1 P24 AG Screen
HIV P-24 Antigen
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
P-24 Antigen