Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Collection Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Other Acceptable Containers

  • Plain Red (No Additive)

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Unacceptable Conditions

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross contamination with bacteria
  • Extreme Icterus
  • Extreme lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 Hours
Refridgerated: 5 Days 
Frozen: 1 Month @ -20 or below; limited to one freeze/thaw cycle. 

Reference Interval

Non-Reactive

Interpretive Data

Algorithm & Interpretation of Results:

Reported

24 – 48 hours after specimen receipt, dependent upon the day and time specimens are collected and received.

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Charcoal Agglutination/Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination

LIS Test Code

RPR
Collection

Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Collection Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Other Acceptable Containers

  • Plain Red (No Additive)

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Unacceptable Conditions

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross contamination with bacteria
  • Extreme Icterus
  • Extreme lipemia

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 Hours
Refridgerated: 5 Days 
Frozen: 1 Month @ -20 or below; limited to one freeze/thaw cycle. 

Ordering
Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Non-Reactive

Interpretive Data

Algorithm & Interpretation of Results:

Reported

24 – 48 hours after specimen receipt, dependent upon the day and time specimens are collected and received.

Administrative

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Charcoal Agglutination/Semi-Quantitative Particle Agglutination

LIS Test Code

RPR

Additional Information

Laboratory Department

Chemistry

Phone: (612) 873-3016

Performed
Monday - Friday
 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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