Specimen Requirements
Title
SARCOPTES SCABIEI DETECTION (SCABIES)
Specimen Requirement
Dry skin scrapings or submit scrapings between two microscopic slides rubber-banded together in a sterile screw-capped tube or plastic vial.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature or Refrigerated Indefinite
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-7 Days Set up Mon, Thurs
Clinical Use
Uses in the detection of scabies.
Test Code
SCABS