91370 Helicobacter Pylori Antibody, IgM

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)

Submit:

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

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

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples
Hemolyzed specimens
Lipemic Samples

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday

Reported:

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86677