2360 Epstein Barr Virus Profile

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
Acute and convalescent specimens must be labeled as such; parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Please mark specimen plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA); Immunoassay

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86665 X2 - Epstine-Barr Capsid Antigen

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2362 - EBV CAPSID, IgG

2364 - EBV CAPSID, IgM