- Test Method
- Alinity M, COBAS 6800
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood), Blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 1 ml
- When Tested
- weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 6 days
- Normal Ranges
- N/A
- Reference Ranges
- LLOD 15 IU/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- 15 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Alinity M
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood), Blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 1 ml
- When Tested
- Twice weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 6 Days.
- Normal Ranges
- N/A
- Reference Ranges
- 12 - 100 million IU/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- HCVABT = 12 IU/ml.
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, Cadaver, Plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- Murex EIA (screening test)
cutoff formula;
neg control + 0.6
index formula; S/cutoff
index <0.9 = neg
index ³1.1 = pos
index 0.9-1.0 = equiv
Biorad EIA (supplemental test)
cutoff = pos control mean/5
neg
pos >cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% cutoff value
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- ECLIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, Cadaver, Plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- 3 x Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- Reactive >= 1,Equiv 0.9-0.99, Non-Reactive < 0.9
- Units of Measurement
- COI
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- In-house conventional RT-PCR; positive sample quantified by real-time PCR
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood), Blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 2 Weeks.
- Reference Ranges
- 375-10,000,000 IU/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- 375 IU/mL
- Units of Measurement
- IU/mL
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Antibody CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Reference Ranges
- Cut off = (0.5 x mean NC) + (0.5 x mean PC); =cut off = Reactive; > cut off = Non-Reavtive
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR; Capillary Sequencing
- Specimen Required
- Serum (Clotted Blood), Plasma (Not Heparin)
- Spec Type Min
- 500uL
- When Tested
- As requested
- Turnaround Time
- Three Weeks
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- N/A
- Cut Off Lower
- 1000 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- N/A
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- Commercial assay (Altona)
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood), Blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 500 uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- N/A
- Normal Ranges
- Not Applicable
- Reference Ranges
- LLOQ 200 IU/mL
- Cut Off Lower
- 200 IU/ml
- Units of Measurement
- IU/ml
- Related Tests
- Hepatitis E Virus Genotyping
- Contact
- 9342 9615
- Test Method
- IgG EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood), Plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 100ul
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- cutoff value = 0.5 + neg control mean
neg
pos >cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% of cutoff value
- Units of Measurement
- S/CO,
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- HSV PCR screen followed by Virus isolation & drug susceptibility
- Specimen Required
- HSV isolate or specimen for HSV isolation
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- >7 days
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Related Tests
- HSV drug resistance genotype
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR
- Specimen Required
- HSV positive sample
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 7 Days
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Swabs, tissue, CSF, saliva, urine, BAL, blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- HSV IgG, HSV IgM, HSV-1 IgG, HSV-2 IgG EIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, CSF, Plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- 2x Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- IgG & IgM
cutoff control value = 0.100
equiv = 0.1-0.2
low pos = 0.2-0.399
pos ³ 0.400
Batch specific
Type 1 & type 2
cutoff control mean = cutoff value
neg
pos > cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% of cutoff value
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- HSV IgG, HSV IgM, HSV-1 IgG, HSV-2 IgG EIA
- Specimen Required
- CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- 2x Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- IgG & IgM
cutoff control value = 0.100
equiv = 0.1-0.2
low pos = 0.2-0.399
pos ³ 0.400
Batch specific
Type 1 & type 2
cutoff control mean = cutoff value
neg
pos > cutoff value
equiv +/- 10% of cutoff value
- Units of Measurement
- Optical density
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Antibody / Antigen.
- Specimen Required
- Whole blood, serum or plasma
- Reference Ranges
- Positive HIV-1 = Any 2 bands of the 4 HIV-1 test lines with at least 1 ENV gp160 (band 4) or gp41 (band 6), Negative = no band, Indeterminate = 1 ENV (band 4 or 6), 1 GAG (band 5), 1 POL (band 3) or 1 GAG and 1 POL (bands 5 and 3). Positive HIV-2 = 2 HIV-2 bands gp36 and gp140 (band 1 and 2), Negative = no band, Indeterminate = 1 ENV gp36 (band 1) or gp140 (band 2), gp36 (band 1) alone or gp140 (band 2) alone.
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Antibody / Antigen.
- Specimen Required
- CSF
- Reference Ranges
- Positive HIV-1 = Any 2 bnads of the 4 HIV-1 test lines with at least 1 ENV gp160 (band 4) or gp41 (band 6), Negative = no band, Indeterminate = 1 ENV (band 4 or 6), 1 GAG (band 5), 1 POL (band 3) or 1 GAG and 1 POL (bands 5 and 3). Positive HIV-2 = 2 HIV-2 bands gp36 and gp140 (band 1 and 2), Negative = no band, Indetermiante = 1 ENV gp36 (band 1) or gp140 (band 2), gp36 (band 1) alone or gp140 (band 2) alone.
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, sequencing and analysis
- Specimen Required
- Whole Blood
- Spec Type Min
- 2mL of whole blood (ACD/EDTA) or 200uL buffy coat
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 Weeks
- Cut Off Lower
- Ct <36
- Billing Advice
- Non Rebateable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR , sequencing and analysis
- Specimen Required
- ACD/EDTA blood
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood or 500ul of plasma
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 weeks
- Reference Ranges
- >500 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Sensitivity of assay is approximately 500 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Real-time PCR (Taqman)
- Specimen Required
- ACD/EDTA blood
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood (ACD/EDTA) or 200ul of buffy coat
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 10 days
- Reference Ranges
- validation in progress for limitations
- Units of Measurement
- Cycle threshold (Ct)
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), CSF, swab, tissue
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Units of Measurement
- Ct
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood (EDTA or ACD), plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Units of Measurement
- DNA Copies/mL
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- IgG IFA, IgM IFA
- Specimen Required
- Serum (clotted blood)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- IgG
titre >20 pos,
titre <20 neg,
titre 20 equiv;
IgM
titre <10 not detected,
titre >10 detected
- Units of Measurement
- TITRE
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Units of Measurement
- Ct
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood (EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 200uL
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- same day / next day
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Units of Measurement
- Ct
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, sequencing and analysis
- Specimen Required
- ACD or EDTA
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood (ACD/EDTA) or 200ul of buffy coat
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 weeks
- Reference Ranges
- not detected (virus load)
- Billing Advice
- ViiV healthcare
- Contact
- 9342 9625