| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7.5 mL SST
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Submit: |
3 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
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Special Handling: |
If acute and convalescent samples being submitted, label as such. Convalescent sample must be received in lab within 30 days. Separate from cells ASAP |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Agglutination |
| Performed: |
Mon-Sat |
| Reported: |
3-6 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
| 86000 X6 - Febrile Agglutinins | 86622 - Brucella Antibody |
| 86757 X4 - Antibody, Rickettsia |
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| Interpretive Data: |
Please see report for interpretive data. |
| Components: |
| 93588 - BRUCELLA AB | 93083 - ROCKY MT AB, IgG |
| 93084 - ROCKY MT AB, IgM | 93599 - TYPHUS AB, IgG |
| 93590 - TYPHUS AB, IgM | 93297 - SALM O PARA A |
| 93298 - SALM O PARA B | 93299 - SALM O GROUP D |
| 93300 - SALM H PARA A | 93301 - SALM H PARA B |
| 93302 - SALM H GROUP D |
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