Specimen Requirements
Title
HTLV 1 & 2 (EIA)
Specimen Requirement
1 SST/2.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.
Methodology
Stability
Refrigerate: 1 week; Frozen: 2 months
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
5-7 days
Clinical Use
Detect HTLV-I and HTLV-II; discriminate between HTLV-I and HTLV-II, resolution of indeterminate serology
Test Code
HTLV