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Test Code MSPOT Mono Test

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, GRN-PST, R-NoGel, EDTA (Lavender) plasma

Collection Instructions

Routine venipuncture.

Specimens must be properly labelled with the patient’s name, hospital identification number if known, time and date of collection, and initials of person collecting specimen.

Collection Volume

3 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1 mL

Rejection Criteria

Heat in-activated specimen; Gross hemolysis; Specimens with obvious microbial contamination; Specimens not gathered from below lipid layer in lipemic specimens; Pooled specimens; Mislableld or unlabled specimen; Specimens not meeting handling and storage conditions.

Specimen Storage and Stability

Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 3 months

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday, 24 hours

EPIC Code

LAB482

Transport

Refrigerated

Turn Around Time

Routine: 24 hours. Stat: 1 hour.

Lab Department

Chemistry

Methodology

Immunochromatographic Dipstick

Alias

Mono Test; Mono Spot; Heterophil Agglutinins; Monospot Test; Davidsohn Differential; Paul-Bunnell Test; Mononucleosis Screening Test;

Ordering Info

Separate order per lesion is required

Transfer Instructions

Use caution with lipemic samples, gather sample from below the lipid layer