91128 Herpes Virus-6 Antibody, IgG

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

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

Special Handling:

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

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Lipemic Samples
Hemolyzed specimens

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday

Reported:

3-7 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86790 - Virus Antibody

Interpretive Data:


Reference Range - <0.90 IV: Negative - No significant level of HHV-6 IgG antibody. 0.90-1.10 IV: Equivocal - Questionable presence of HHV-g IgG antibody. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. >1.10 IV: Positive - IgG antibody to HHV-6 detected which may indicate current or previous infection.