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Test Code: StrAb Preferred Name Strongyloides stercoralis antibody

No
N/A
External
2 - 4 week
Medicare Item
N/A

Test Tubes

ImageSpecimen TypeSpecimen VolumeTube Type
Blood (adult)8 mLSST with gel 8.5 mL (Dark Yellow Top)
Blood (paediatric)500 µLSST with gel 600 uL Paed (Red or Yellow top)

COLLECTION NOTES

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GENERAL NOTES



INTERPRETATION:  A positive test is consistant with current  or past infection.
Over 30% of prisoners of war in Signapore and Burma have positive tests.
Infection with other nematodes can cause false positive results.
Negative serolgoy does not exclude the possiblity of an infestation.

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