HIV Prognosticator Panel HIV Quantitative, CD3, CD4, and CD8 Absolute and Percentage counts

HIV Prognosticator Panel HIV Quantitative, CD3, CD4, and CD8 Absolute and Percentage counts

Preferred Specimen(s) 2 mL whole blood plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube in two tubes. For follow up patients of CD4/CD8 counts collect sample at the same time of the day

Instructions Separate plasma from cells by centrifugation within two hours of collection and transfer the plasma to a separate plastic screw-cap vial. Ship frozen. For flow cytometry, samples have to be sent at room temperature at 20- 25°C

Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial EDTA tube for flow samples

Transport Temperature Frozen for Viral load Room temperature for flow cytometry

Reject Criteria

• Received room temperature
• Received thawed
• Serum
• Heparinized plasma
• Received frozen PPT (white-top) tubes
• Unspun PPT tube

Methodology Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR); Flow cytometry

Clinical Significance This test is useful in the monitoring of therapy and disease progression.

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