Exposure "Needlestick Panel"
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mike_rogers
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March 16, 2009 02:48 PM
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UNC Hospitals McLendon Clinical Laboratories 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
Use: These tests are to be used for testing source patients for employee exposures. They may be ordered only through the appropriate Health Service: UNC Hospitals Occupational Health Services (6-4480), For tests for UNC Dental School employees use the different ID codes below. The Panel consists of tests for HIV Ab, HBV Surface Ag, and Hepatitis C Ab.
| Tube Type  |
| Test ID: | EHHIV | Test Number: 8055 EOHS HIV ANTIBODY |
| EHHBA | Test Number: 8056 EOHS HBSAG (Hepatitis B Surface Ag) | |
| EHHCV | Test Number: 8057 EOHS HCV AB | |
| SMS Browse | NEEDLESTICK PANEL - SOURCE (Ordered as "Floor Collect") | |
UNC Dental School Employees Only: | ||
| Test ID: | DSHIV | Test Number: 8099 DS HIV EIA (HIV Antibody) |
| HBSAG | Test Number: 8320 HEP. B SURFACE AG (Hepatitis B Surface Ag.) | |
| HCV | Test Number: 8325 HEPATITIS C AB | |
| SMS Browse | N/A | |
| Group/Individual Test | I | |
| Laboratory | Immunology | |
| Tube Station | 82 | |
| Specimen | Routine: | 5 mL Blood / Serum Separator / Gold Top Tube. May require Informed Consent. See Comments for additional specimen information |
| Availability | See Testing Schedule below. | |
| Turnaround Time | 24-72 hours (negative tests). | |
| Reference Range | Normal: | Seronegative or Negative |
| Comments | FORM: Post-Exposure Source Patient Testing Requisition(UNC-HCS/UNC-CH Employees only pdf file HIV testing on source patients for UNC/UNC HealthCare System employee exposures does not require informed consent. This does NOT hold true for non-UNC employees for whom we perform the testing under contract (Non-UNC HealthCare System nursing homes, for example) - such testing DOES require documented informed consent before the Laboratory can perform testing. See the comments under HIV Ab testing entry for further information on informed consent. | |
Employee Exposure to Potential Bloodborne Pathogen(s)
("Needlestick Panel")
