Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
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
- Acute and convalescent specimens must be labeled as such; parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Please mark specimen plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."
Stable frozen 12 months or until testing is performed.
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Heat inactivated
Stability
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86665
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : <18.0
Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody IgG Reference Range:
0.0-17.9 U/ml Negative
18.0-21.9 U/ml Equivocal - Repeat testing in 1-2 weeks
> 21.9 U/ml Positive
Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody IgG Reference Range:
0.0-17.9 U/ml Negative
18.0-21.9 U/ml Equivocal - Repeat testing in 1-2 weeks
> 21.9 U/ml Positive
Components
- 2362 - EBV,IgG
Last Updated: May 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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