Category: Professional and Student

Test Details Synonyms Interferon-gamma Release Assay (IGRA) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Use The QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test is an in vitro assay to aid in the diagnosis of both latent and active infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Test Details Synonyms MMR Antibodies Test Includes Mumps antibodies, EIA; rubella antibodies, EIA; rubeola antibodies, EIA. Additional Information Presence of specific viral antibodies is presumptive evidence of immunity in the absence of clinical findings suggesting acute infection.

Test Details Synonyms Acute Hepatitis Panel Test Includes Hepatitis A antibody, IgM; hepatitis B core antibody, IgM; hepatitis B surface antigen; hepatitis C virus antibody. Use Comprehensive profile for detecting markers for HAV or HBV infections; can be used for all stages of infection

Test Details Synonyms Chlamydia/Gonococcus, Amplicor® PCR Chlamydia/Gonococcus, Aptima® TMA Chlamydia/Gonococcus, LCR Test Includes Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid amplification technology Use Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Test Details Synonyms Tobacco Use Measurement of nicotine and its metabolites to monitor success of smoking cessation programs, detect passive exposure, and evaluate nontobacco nicotine exposure.

Test Details Synonyms Chickenpox Titers Herpes Zoster Antibodies VZV IgG Use Diagnose VZV infection; determine adult susceptibility to infection. Additional Information Although most cases of varicella or zoster are clinically unambiguous, serology may be occasionally useful in the differential

Test Details Test Includes Amphetamines; barbiturates; benzodiazepines; cannabinoids (THC); cocaine; ethanol; opiates (codeine, morphine only); phencyclidine (PCP). Use Detect the presence of prescribed and illicit drugs, including ethanol.

Test Details Synonyms Measles Antibodies Use Determine status or, with paired sera, aid in the diagnosis of recent infection. Additional Information Measles (rubeola) is caused by a paramyxovirus, and despite vaccination programs has had several recent local epidemics. Revaccination appears

Test Details Synonyms Parotitis epidemica Antibodies Use Determine immunity to mumps virus.

Test Details Synonyms C trachomatis Antibodies, IgM Use Diagnose possible chlamydial infection.  

Test Details Synonyms Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Use Presence of anti−HBs is an indicator of clinical recovery and subsequent immunity to hepatitis B virus. This test is useful for evaluation of possible immunity in individuals who are at increased risks for exposure to the hepatitis

Test Details Use Assess exposure to hepatitis C virus infection; test blood safety. Additional Information Following the development of sensitive and specific testing for hepatitis B, 90% of post-transfusion hepatitis is now hepatitis C. A gene product (c100) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was isolated