Test Code MONO Infectious Mononucleosis Screen

Additional Codes

Epic: LAB482

Specimen Type: Serum or Plasma

Collection Container/Type

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Lavender top (EDTA)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 3 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.

0.5 mL

Room temperature: Unacceptable

Refrigerated: 48 hours

Frozen: 3 months

Negative

Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.

Daily

1 day

Mononucleosis Screen Test
Monospot (Screen), Serum

31418-7