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Test Code LAB2269 Rupture of Fetal Membranes

Notes:

The ROM Plus collection kits are located in the Labor and Delivery unit. Contact Lab Client Services if questions, 843-792-0707 .

Collection:

Specimen: Vaginal Swab

 

Container: Vial/Swab in ROM Plus kit. After collection, break off scored swab, securely cap collection container and affix patient identification label to the collection vial before tubing specimen to lab.

Stability:

Send specimen to lab immediately after collection.

 

Refrigerated: 6 Hours

Turn Around Time (TAT):

STAT: 1 HOUR

Routine: 4 HOURS

Test Availability:

24 hours a day / 7 Days a week

Performing Laboratory Section:

Chemistry / UMC MAIN LABORATORY

Reference Interval:

Negative

Interpretive Data:

Positive results with the ROM Plus® Test (Clinical Innovations, LLC) detects alpha-fetoprotein (AFP),  placental protein 12 (PP12) and Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1) in vaginal fluid as markers for the detection of amniotic fluid. Results are not intended to be used as the only information for clinical diagnosis or management decisions.

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