Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Whole blood-EDTA

  Whole blood-EDTA

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Whole blood-EDTA

  Whole blood-EDTA

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  4 ml

  4 ml

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  0.5 ml

  0.5 ml

• Special Requirement:

  Note that samples should be received in the laboratory no later than 3pm on a Friday. Later arrivals will not be processed. Samples should be kept at room temperature.

  Note that samples should be received in the laboratory no later than 3pm on a Friday. Later arrivals will not be processed. Samples should be kept at room temperature.

• Freq Analysis:

  Daily

  Daily

• Add On Test:

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

• Interpretation:

  Samples that are clotted or over 2 days old will not be processed. Test may not be possible on patients with low B cell numbers.

  Samples that are clotted or over 2 days old will not be processed. Test may not be possible on patients with low B cell numbers.

• Reference Ranges:

  Not supplied

  Not supplied

• Other Info:

  This test is usually done in conjunction with lymphocyte surface markers, in which case a separate sample is not required. The following markers are included: CD19, CD27 and IgD. Samples should ide...

  This test is usually done in conjunction with lymphocyte surface markers, in which case a separate sample is not required. The following markers are included: CD19, CD27 and IgD. Samples should ideally be tested as fresh as possible. Keep at room temperature at all times. Samples should arrive in the laboratory no later than 15:00 on a Friday. Samples arriving later than this will not be processed. Test may not be possible on patients with low B cell numbers.

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Flow Cytometry Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 5078

  0191 282 5078

• Routine Email:

  nuth.FlowCytometryLab@nhs.net