Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated.
Special Handling
- Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."
If Bordetella Abs are positive Immunoblot testing will be added. Additional charges will apply.
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Grossly Lipemic Samples
- Heat inactivated
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Qualitative Immunoblot
- Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Performed
Tuesday, Friday
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86615x3
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 91488 - B. PERTUSSIS IgG
- 90166 - B. PERTUSSIS IgA
- 91489 - B. PERTUSSIS IgM
Last Updated: February 6, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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