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HelpEPIC ORDER CODE LAB5383 HIV 4TH GENERATION SCREEN with reflex to HIV confirmation testing
Infectious
Additional Codes
SQ: HIV4G
SPECIMEN
PREFERRED:PINK TOP PLASMA EDTA TUBE
ACCEPTABLE: RED OR SST BUT HIV CONFIRMATION CAN'T BE DONE ON THIS SO DRAW THE PREFERRED SPECIMEN.
SPECIMEN HANDLING
SERUM
ROOM TEMP: 8 HOURS
REFRIGERATED: 2 DAYS
FROZEN: 6 MONTHS
PLASMA:
ROOM TEMPERATURE: 2 DAYS
REFRIGERATED: 3 DAYS
FROZEN: 6 MONTHS
Performing Laboratory
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND