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QuantiFERON®‚-TB Gold Blood Collection Tubes – Operating instructions 1 MITOGEN TB ANITIGEN NIL Package contents or... 2a 2b Fills to the black mark (1ml) Not provided! NIL VACUUM Fills to the black mark (1ml). Blood flows very slowly. When the mark is reached, leave tube 2-3 seconds at the needle. If using a “butterfly” set, purge the tube into a neutral vacuum tube before filling the QFT tubes. or... NIL 3a Turn the tube end over end 8-10 times. 4 TUBE 3b Shake the tube vigorously for 5 seconds Turn 8 -10 times Careful mixing is necessary, in order to ensure the mixture of the blood with contents. 5 Time 12.30 Sig. Mark tubes with date and time of bleeding. MITOGEN 1.12.2006 TB ANTIGEN NIL DOB Date Keep blood at 22°C ± 5°C. Move tubes ASAP to incubator; do not exceed 16 hours! If centrifugation cannot be done immediately inhouse, send the tubes by mail to an approved centrifugation-center.
