Specimen Requirements
Title
MEASLES (RUBEOLA), IGM
Specimen Requirement
| Draw blood in a SST tube. Centrifuge, separate within 2 hours, and send 0.5 mL serum (0.2 mL minimum) refrgierated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Alternate Specimen
| Serum: Red-top |
Methodology
Semi-quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Stability
Room Temperature: 2 days; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 1 year
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
4-6 Days
Clinical Use
Test Code
RUBEM