Pathology

Test & Collection Guide

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Quantiferon TB-Gold
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
13th September 2023	Alternative names	QTFN, Quantiferon TB Gold	Quantiferon, TB Gold, QTFN
	Frequency	Twice weekly	Weekly

Quantiferon TB-Gold

Ordering information:

Collection Centre	Latest Collection time	Latest courier time for transport to BHH Microbiology (must be received by 1600hrs)
Box Hill	N/A	N/A
Maroondah	1400 hrs	1450 hrs
Angliss	1400 hrs	1415 hrs
Wantirna Health	1400 hrs	1515 hrs
Yarra Ranges	1100 hrs	1115 hrs
Peter James Centre	1100 hrs	1205 hrs
Healesville/Yarra Valley	1200 hrs	1240 hrs

Alternate names:

QTFN, Quantiferon, TB Gold

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Test Code:

QTFN

Specimen types:

Blood

Container types:

Quantiferon Collection Pack

Collection Instructions:

PLEASE NOTE : Quantiferon specimens must now be collected using a dedicated Quantiferon Collection Pack containing four tubes (see image above). Do NOT overfill past the mark indicated on the tube.

Specimen must be received at Box Hill by 16:00hrs Monday-Friday

DO NOT refrigerate specimen.

Used to detect latent infection with M.tuberculosis, not for the diagnosis and management of active tuberculosis.

Minimum Adult Volume:

1 mL

Notes:

Do NOT overfill past the mark indicated on the tube.

Frequency:

Twice weekly

Result Turnaround Time:

1-3 days

Laboratory Use Only

Storage Instructions:

Do not centrifuge, refrigerate or freeze specimen.

Transport Instructions:

When packing for transport, the specimens MUST be packed in a separate transport esky at room temperature.

DO NOT put in an esky with cold packs.

Laboratory Notes:

Please bring the QuantiFERON tubes to microbiology lab ASAP.

Test & Collection Guide

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Quantiferon TB-Gold

Date

Field

Changed From

Changed To

Alternative names

Frequency