Test Overview
Test Methodology
Granulocyte Immunofluorescence Test (GIFT) and Granulocyte Agglutination test (GAT)
Test Details
Days Set Up
Wednesday
Analytic Time
7 days
Soft Order Code
NEUAB
Laboratory
Sendout
Reference Laboratory
American Red Cross National Neutrophil Laboratory
Section
Special Testing
Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions
Collect specimen in a red top tube. Spin and aliquot into a screw capped plastic tube. Send to Specimen Processing frozen.
Special Handling
NO Saturday delivery
Alternate Specimen
EDTA plasma is acceptable
Normal Volume
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL serum
Storage Temperature
Frozen. If sample will be received by ARC within 72 hours, refrigerated is acceptable
Rejection Criteria
Gel tubes, segments and PPT tubes are not acceptable
Additional Information
Test performed by American Red Cross National Neutrophil Laboratory