Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable
Blood Parasite Examination - Travel Associated Build info
Synonyms |
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Short Name |
PARASITE IDE |
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Procedure Master Number |
LAB247 |
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Procedure ID |
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Clinical Info |
Intended to detect travel-associated blood parasites. For more rapid and sensitive detection of Babesia species, order "Babesia microti Molecular Detection". |
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Specimen Sources |
Blood, Central Line Blood, Peripheral | ||||||||
Specimen Types |
Blood | ||||||||
Container |
Lavender Top Tube |
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Collection Instructions |
Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s) |
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Transport Instructions |
Ambient |
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Specimen Stability |
24 hours at Room Temperature |
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Methodology |
Rapid antigen Test and Giemsa Stain (Microscopy) |
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Days Performed |
Monday through Sunday |
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Performing Laboratory |
Northwell Health Laboratories-Little Neck Parkway |
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CPT |
87207, 87899 |
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PDM |
6201281 | ||||||||
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Orderable Everywhere | ||||||||
Results |
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