Mononucleosis Screen*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Mononucleosis Screen

Latex Agglutination

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Container/Tube: Lavender top (EDTA)
Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Invert several times to mix blood.

2. Send specimen in original tube. Stable 24 hours as refrigerated whole blood.

3. For delayed delivery to the Lab, spin and separate plasma. Stable 48 hours as refrigerated plasma.

Refrigerated

Negative (reported as positive or negative)

Daily

Available STAT

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