Babesia NAT
| Also Known as (Alias) | Babesia by Nucleic Acid Testing |
| Indications | Blood Donor Screening, Living Donor Screening such as organ and tissue donation. Assay is not suitable for post-mortem samples. Assay is not intended for diagnostic use. |
| Method | Roche cobas® Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems Real Time PCR, Qualitative |
| Test Information | The cobas® Babesia test for use on the cobas® 6800 and cobas® 8800 Systems is a qualitative in vitro nucleic acid screening test for the direct detection of Babesia DNA and RNA in human whole blood samples. |
| Sample Requirements | Dedicated EDTA tube. When a full 6 mL tube is submitted, may be combined with a request for Zika-NAT and/or WNV-NAT.
For routine blood donor testing, Bloodworks will provide the Roche Whole Blood Collection Tube; preferred as it does not require additional preparation. The Becton-Dickenson PPT is not acceptable for Babesia NAT as the testing is performed on the Red Blood Cells. |
| Requested Volume | Dedicated EDTA tube. When a full 6 mL tube is submitted, may be combined with a request for Zika-NAT and/or WNV-NAT. For routine blood donor testing, Bloodworks will provide the Roche Whole Blood Collection Tube; preferred as it does not require additional preparation. |
| Minimum Volume or Pediatric volume | 6 ml |
| Sample Information | 1.5 ml |
| Shipping Information | Samples collected in a plain EDTA tube are acceptable for 10 days at a combination of room temperature (up to 72 hours at ≤ 25°C) and at 2-8°C. The Roche Whole Blood Collection Tube is acceptable for up to 10 days at 2-8°C. |
| Requisition Form | Donor Testing RFT |
| Transaction Code | 3078-26 |
| Test Schedule | 7 days per week |
| Turn around Time (analytic time) | 12 PM following day; STAT testing available for organ transplant testing |
| Report/ Results | Negative, Positive, Unresolved |
