91573 Polio Antibodies

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 10 mL Red Top

Submit:

1 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Plasma

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Semi-Quantitative Serum Neutralization Assay

Performed:

Mon-Sat

Reported:

7-10 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86658x3

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

91575 - POLIO AB, Type 1	91576 - POLIO AB, Type 2
91577 - POLIO AB, Type 3