91090 Echovirus Antibodies

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 10 mL Red Top
CSF

Submit:

3 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum in 7.5 mL SST. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
3 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum in 10 mL Red Top. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
3 mL (Min:0.3 mL) CSF. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Separate from cells ASAP
If acute and convalescent samples being submitted, clearly label as such. Convalescent sample must be received in lab within 30 days.

Rejection Criteria:

Plasma

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Semi-Quantitative Serum Neutralization Assay

Performed:

Mon-Sat

Reported:

7-10 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86658x5

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93146 - ECHOVIRUS TYPE 6	93147 - ECHOVIRUS TYPE 7
93148 - ECHOVIRUS TYPE 11	93149 - ECHOVIRUS TYPE 30
93152 - ECHOVIRUS TYPE 9