IMPORTANT! Pre-approval needed from state or local health department. Local or State Health Department. Send approval to
NPHL@unmc.edu or call (402) 559-9444.
NPHL has moved to an electronic ordering system, NUlirt, and it is now the preferred method to order all tests. Once ordered, print a "batch list" (see
NUlirt Guide).
Forms Required - Nulirt batch list or NPHL Test Request Form (completed in entirety) must accompany the specimen to include the following information: symptoms and date of onset, pregnancy status, travel and vaccine history. Testing
will not be performed without all required information.
Please call NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459 for further clarification.
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| Test: |
Syphilis IgG |
| Synonym: |
Treponema pallidum IgG |
| Method: |
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| Availability: |
Monday-Friday by 0800; results same day |
| Specimen: |
Blood |
| Collection Device: |
6.0 mL Gold (SST) tube |
| Volume: |
2.0 mL serum (Min: 0.5 mL) |
| Storage/Transport: |
Refrigerate; if transport to lab is not the same day as collected, aliquot the serum into clean tube |
| Unacceptable: |
Plasma or other body fluids, severely lipemic, contaminated, or hemolyzed specimens |
| Specimen Stability: |
After separation from cell, 48 hours refrigerated and 1 year frozen; avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles |
| Reference Interval: |
Negative |
| Reportable Disease: |
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| Comments: |
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| Revised: |
7/7/2011 |
If you have questions about proper specimen collection, please call
NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459.
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