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    Testing Schedule

    Regular Schedule:

    Serology tests: IgG (Dye test), IgM ELISA, IgM ISAGA, IgA ELISA, IgE ELISA, AC/HS, Avidity

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Monday and Wednesday will be tested that day. Verbal results are available by 3 p.m. (PST) the following day.

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Thursday will be tested for IgG (Dye Test), IgM ELISA, and Avidity only that day. Verbal results are available by 3 p.m. (PST) the following day.

    Isolation

    Final results are available approximately six weeks from the date received.

    Note: To ensure the quality of test results, repeat testing is sometimes required. This may delay reporting of results.

    We are closed Saturday and Sunday. To ensure specimen integrity, we recommend specimens are not shipped on weekends.

    Holiday Schedule 2011

    Monday Holidays

    Includes:

    • President's Day, February 21
    • Memorial Day, May 30
    • Independence Day, July 4
    • Labor Day, September 5

    Monday: Closed for observance of holiday.

    Tuesday through Friday:

    Serology tests: IgG (Dye test), IgM ELISA, IgM ISAGA, IgA ELISA, IgE ELISA, AC/HS, Avidity

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be tested that day. Verbal results will be available by 3 p.m. (PST) the following day.

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Thursday will be tested for IgG (Dye Test), IgM ELISA, ACHS, and Avidity only that day.

    Verbal results will be available by 3 p.m. (PST) the following day.

    PCR

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on the Friday before the Monday holiday will have verbal results available by 4 p.m. (PST) the Tuesday following the holiday.

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Wednesday will have verbal results available the following day by 4 p.m. (PST).

    Thanksgiving Holiday: November 24 & 25

    Monday through Tuesday: Routine testing schedule

    Wednesday:

    Serology tests: IgG (Dye test), IgM ELISA, Avidity

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Tuesday will be tested that day. Verbal results will be available by 2 p.m. (PST) the following day.

    PCR

    Specimens received by noon (PST) on Tuesday will have verbal results available by 2 p.m. (PST) the following the day.

    Thursday through Friday: Closed for observance of Thanksgiving.

    Christmas and New Year: December 25 & January 1

    Routine testing schedule