Specimen Requirements

Title

HTLV 1 & 2 (EIA)

Specimen Requirement

1 SST/2.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.

Methodology

Stability

Refrigerate: 1 week; Frozen: 2 months

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

5-7 days

Clinical Use

Detect HTLV-I and HTLV-II; discriminate between HTLV-I and HTLV-II, resolution of indeterminate serology

Test Code

HTLV