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
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- Separate from cells ASAP
Rejection Criteria
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Heat inactivated
- Hemolyzed specimens
- Icteric specimen
- Microbial Contamination
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)
Performed
Tuesday, Friday
Reported
3-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86789
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : none detected
WNV IgG may produce false positive results due to cross-reactivity to CMV and/or bunyaviruses, or if a person has been infected with or vaccinated for flaviviruses such as Japenese encephalitis virus, dengue virus, or yellow fever virus.
Please note: updated reference range as of 08/07/2017.
WNV IgG may produce false positive results due to cross-reactivity to CMV and/or bunyaviruses, or if a person has been infected with or vaccinated for flaviviruses such as Japenese encephalitis virus, dengue virus, or yellow fever virus.
Please note: updated reference range as of 08/07/2017.
Components
- 2808 - WEST NILE AB, IgG
Last Updated: April 30, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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