91178 Parvovirus B 19 Antibodies, IgG/IgM

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

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

Also Acceptable
0.5 (Min:0.2 ) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
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
Icteric specimen

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86747 X2 - Parvovirus Antibody

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93150 - PARVO B19 IgG

93151 - PARVO B19 IgM