Mumps Virus IgM

Description: 
Mumps virus IgM testing

This test is not UKAS accredited
Related condition or disease: 
Mumps, swollen glands.
Department: 
Infection Sciences Department
Location: 
Blackfriar's Hub
Sample type and Volume required: 
500 ul serum or 2.5 – 5ml Yellow Top Serum Separation Tube (SST) Clotted Blood (for serum).
Turnaround time: 
14 days
Criteria for acceptance / rejections of sample
Storage and transport: 
Place labelled sample in a sealed sample bag and send to Central Specimen Reception (CSR). To prevent sample haemolysis please store samples in refrigerator if a delay in sending samples to CSR is unavoidable.
Contacts:
For clinical advice or interpretation of results, please contact the laboratory in the first instance.
Laboratory: 
Virology Laboratory at Blackfriars Hub

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Last updated: 18/12/2024