91364 Diphtheria + Tetanus Antibodies, IgG

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
"Pre" and "post" vaccination specimens should be submitted for testing. "Post" sample should be drawn 30 days after immunization and, if shipped separately, must be received within 60 days of "pre" specimen. PLEASE CLEARLY MARK SPECIMENS "PRE-VACCINE" OR "POST-VACCINE" SO THAT SPECIMENS WILL BE SAVED AND TESTED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Multi-Analytic Fluorescent Detection

Performed:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86317 X2 - Immunoassay, AB Quant

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93575 - DIPTHERIA AB, IgG

93576 - TETANUS AB, IgG