91091 Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibodies, IgG / IgM

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Serum in 7.5 mL SST. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

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

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples
Hemolyzed specimens
Lipemic Samples

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Semi-Quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody

Performed:

Tuesday, Friday

Reported:

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86666x2

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93109 - EHRLICHIA AB, IgM

93110 - EHRLICHIA AB, IgG