Skip to main content
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Clinical Pathology Laboratories Clinical Pathology Laboratories
  • About Us
    • About CPL
    • Leadership Team
    • Medical Expertise
    • Announcements
    • Careers
    • Billing Information
    • Employee Portal
  • COVID-19
    • Healthcare Providers
    • Patients
    • Health Plan Updates
    • Media
    • Travel
  • Clinicians
    • Locations
    • Electronic Results (Atlas)
    • Specimen Collection
    • Client Communications
    • Laboratory Holiday Schedule
    • Pay Your Bill
    • Connectivity Offerings
    • Medicare Medical Necessity
    • Clinical Solutions
    • Become a CPL Client
    • ThyroSeq
  • Patients
    • Locations
    • Pay Your Bill
    • Book Appointment
    • Patient Portals & Records Requests
    • Insurance Partners
    • Patient Education
    • Policies
    • Update Patient Information
  • Hospitals
  • Test Directory
  • Locations
  • Sonic Reproductive Health
  • About Us
    • About CPL
    • Leadership Team
    • Medical Expertise
    • Announcements
    • Careers
    • Billing Information
    • Employee Portal
  • COVID-19
    • Healthcare Providers
    • Patients
    • Health Plan Updates
    • Media
    • Travel
  • Clinicians
    • Locations
    • Electronic Results (Atlas)
    • Specimen Collection
    • Client Communications
    • Laboratory Holiday Schedule
    • Pay Your Bill
    • Connectivity Offerings
    • Medicare Medical Necessity
    • Clinical Solutions
    • Become a CPL Client
    • ThyroSeq
  • Patients
    • Locations
    • Pay Your Bill
    • Book Appointment
    • Patient Portals & Records Requests
    • Insurance Partners
    • Patient Education
    • Policies
    • Update Patient Information
  • Hospitals
  • Test Directory
  • Locations
  • Sonic Reproductive Health
    QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Guideline QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Guideline QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Guideline QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Guideline

    QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Guideline

    Clinicians
    • Locations
    • Electronic Results (Atlas)
    • Specimen Collection
      • Blood Specimen Collection Guidelines
      • Tube Types
      • Microbiology Specimens
      • Women's Health Guidelines
      • Urine Collection Guides
      • Stool Collection Guides
      • COVID-19 collections
      • QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Guideline
    • Client Communications
    • Laboratory Holiday Schedule
    • Pay Your Bill
    • Connectivity Offerings
    • Medicare Medical Necessity
    • Clinical Solutions
    • Become a CPL Client
    • Clinicians
      • About Us
      • COVID-19
      • Patients
      • Hospitals
      • Test Directory
      • Locations
      • Sonic Reproductive Health
    • Specimen Collection
      • Locations
      • Electronic Results (Atlas)
      • Client Communications
      • Laboratory Holiday Schedule
      • Pay Your Bill
      • Connectivity Offerings
      • Medicare Medical Necessity
      • Clinical Solutions
      • Become a CPL Client
      • ThyroSeq
    • QuantiFERON - TB Gold Plus Blood...

    Step 1:

    Quantiferon TB Gold Plus

    Draw 1 mL of blood directly into QFT -Plus Blood Collection Tubes

    • As 1 mL tubes draw blood relatively slowly, keep the tube on the needle for 2-3 seconds once the tube appears to have completed filling
    • The black mark on the side of the tubes indicates the validated range of 0.8 to 1.2 mL. If the level of blood in any tube is outside of the indicator mark, a new blood sample should be obtained.
    • If a butterfly needle assembly is being used to collect blood, a purge plain red top tube should be used to ensure that the tubing is filled with blood prior to the QFT -Plus Blood Collection Tubes being used.

     

    Step 2:

    Tube Shaking

    Immediately after filling the tubes, shake them ten (10) times just firmly enough to make sure the

    entire inner surface of the tube is coated with blood. This will dissolve antigens on tube walls.

    Important: Overly vigorous shaking may cause gel disruption and could lead to aberrant results.

    Step 3:

    Tube Transportation

    • The completely filled QFT -Plus Blood Collection Tubes should be labeled with two (2) patient identifiers to include first name, last name and date of birth. Time and date of collection should also be written on the specimen tubes.
    • Transport all labeled tubes at room temperature to Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. for incubation and testing within 16 hours of collection.

    Clinical Pathology Laboratories

    • 9200 Wall Street, Austin, TX 78754

    Disclaimer

    • No Surprises Act

    Privacy Policy

    Accessibility

    © Sonic Healthcare 2023

    This site uses cookies to improve user experience and performance. By continuing to use this site you consent to our use of cookies.