1.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
1.0 mL Serum from a SST Gold Top Tube
48 hours Ambient
2 weeks Refrigerated
1 year Frozen
avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles
Mix by inverting tube 5 times.
Separate serum from cells immediately under 2 hours of collection.
Transfer serum to plastic vial
| Bordetella pertussis Ab, IgA by Immunoblot Interp B. pertussis, IgA Immunoblot PT B. pertussis, IgA Immunoblot FHA |
Negative Negative Negative |
This assay tests for the presence of pertussis toxin (PT) and filamentous hemagglutinin antibody (FHA).
2 to 9 days
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