Specimen Requirements

Title

MEASLES (RUBEOLA), IGM

Specimen Requirement

Draw blood in a SST tube. Centrifuge, separate within 2 hours, and send 0.5 mL serum (0.2 mL minimum) refrgierated in a screw-capped plastic vial.

Alternate Specimen

Serum: Red-top

Methodology

Semi-quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Stability

Room Temperature: 2 days; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 1 year

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

4-6 Days

Clinical Use

Test Code

RUBEM