Preanalytics: 5 days at 2-8 °C. longer storage: freeze at (-20) ° C
Indication:
Suspicion of cat scratch disease after injury by a cat and appearance of regional lymphadenitis, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, arthralgia, rash, thrombocytopenia, parotid swelling,
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Bartonella henselae IgM
Synonyms: Cat Scratch Disease
Material: Serum
Method: IFT
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 5 days at 2-8 °C. longer storage: freeze at (-20) ° C
Indication:
Suspected cat scratch disease after injury by a cat and the occurrence of regional lymphadenitis, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, arthralgia, rash, thrombocytopenia, parotid swelling.
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Bartonella quintana
Profile
Synonyms: Cat Scratch Disease
Material: Serum
Method: IFT
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 6 days at 2-8 °C. longer storage: freeze at (-20) ° C
Indication:
Suspicion of cat scratch disease after injury by a cat and appearance of regional lymphadenitis, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, arthralgia, rash, thrombocytopenia, parotid swelling
Preanalytics: 6 days at 2-8 °C. longer storage: freeze at (-20) ° C
Indication:
Suspicion of cat scratch disease after injury by a cat and appearance of regional lymphadenitis, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, arthralgia, rash, thrombocytopenia, parotid swelling
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Bartonella quintana IgM
Synonyms: Cat Scratch Disease
Material: Serum
Method: IFT
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 6 days at 2-8 °C. longer storage: freeze at (-20) ° C
Indication:
Suspicion of cat scratch disease after injury by a cat and appearance of regional lymphadenitis, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, arthralgia, rash, thrombocytopenia, parotid swelling
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Basophils
Synonyms: Basophil granulocyte
Material: EDTA whole blood
Method: Flow Cytometry Method using semiconductor laser, where appropriate microscopy
Daily
Accredited:
Preanalytics: Blood must be as fresh as possible, maximum stability is up to 8 h at room temperature, blood may not be coagulated
This laboratory test is not analyzed alone but only in combination with a request for a profile (Full Blood count)
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Bence Jones Protein
Accounting rules of the CNS: must not be comulated with electrophoreses, IgG or RBP or Transferrin
Synonyms: Immunofixation urine test
Material: Urine
Method: Immunofixation
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: refrigerated
Indication:
diagnostic of multiple myeloma in the context of target organ manifestations such as renal failure, lytic (or "punched out") bone lesions, anemia, or large numbers of plasma cells in the bone marrow of patients. Bence Jones proteins are present in 2/3 of multiple myeloma cases.
Preanalytics: Samples should be taken in the morning from fasting individuals. 6 hours at 20-25 °C 8 hours at 2-8 °C 3 months at (-20) °C
Indication:
· Determination of degradation products of type I collagen · Aid for the assessment of bone resorption · Follow-up of anti-resorptive therapies (eg bisphosphonate, hormone replacement therapy, HRT) in postmenopausal women as well as in persons diagnosed with osteopenia