91322 Varicella Zoster Virus Antibody, IgM

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. 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 collected, 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:

Reported:

CPT Codes:

86787 - Varicella Zoster Antibody

Interpretive Data:


=< 0.90 ISR - Negative, no significant level of detectable VSV IgM antibody 0.91-1.09 ISR -Equivocal, repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful => 1.10 ISR - Positive, Significant level of detectable VSV IgM antibody indicative of current of recent infection