Short Name: BRU-GSample required: SerumResult Time: 3 Days Brucella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. They are non-motile, non-encapsulated coccobacilli, and are the cause of brucellosis, a true zoonotic disease. Brucellosis is characterized by sweating and malaise. Symptoms begin as an acute febrile illness with few or no localized signs and progress, to a chronic
Read moreShort Name: BRU-MSample required: SerumResult Time: 3 Days The detection of IgM antibodies is useful in the diagnosis of Brucellosis, and indicates current or recent infection. IgM antibodies appear soon after infection. See Brucella Antibodies, IgG, Serum
Read moreShort Name: BRUSample required: SerumResult Time: 2 HR Cross-reactions may occur between Brucella and F. tularensis antigens and antisera; therefore, parallel tests should be run with these antigens. A fourfold rise in titer is considered diagnostic. A single serum titer of 1:80 or 1:160 is suggestive of brucellosis when accompanied by a compatible clinical course
Read moreShort Name: BORR MSample required: SerumResult Time: 2 Days Borrelia burgdorferi is a species of Gram negative bacteria of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia, and is the agent of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection which first affects the skin and then may spread to the joints, nervous system, and other
Read moreShort Name: BORR GSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Borrelia burgdorferi is a species of Gram negative bacteria of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia, and is the agent of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection which first affects the skin and then may spread to the joints, nervous system, and other
Read moreShort Name: B.URESample required: Whole BloodResult Time: 1 Days Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) test measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from the waste product urea, which is made when protein is broken down. Urea is made in the liver and passed out of the body in urine. The BUN test is
Read moreShort Name: BLB-GROSample required: EDTA Whole BloodResult Time: 3 HR ABO is the most important group system. The Rh antigens are of pivotal importance both to transfusion medicine and to obstetrics and neonatology; the D antigen is the most immunogenic of all the common blood group antigens, and anti-D is still the most common cause
Read moreShort Name: B-TIMESample required: **Result Time: 2 HR Bleeding time is a screening test used to assess platelet-vessel wall interaction and function. There are several ways of performing this test: Ivy Method (forearm), Template Method (forearm), and Duke Method (ear lobe), each differing in the site and size of incisions made, and their normal ranges.
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