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Streptococcus pneumoniae Antibodies, IgG (23 Serotypes)

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Red Top

Submit

  • 1.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum in SST. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable:
  • 1.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum in Red Top. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Collect: Serum separator tube. Post-immunization specimen should be drawn 30 days after immunization and, if shipped separately, must be received within 60 days of pre-immunization specimen.

    Specimen Preparation: Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. MARK SPECIMENS CLEARLY AS "PRE" OR "POST" SO SPECIMENS WILL BE SAVED AND TESTED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

    Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated. "Pre" and "post" pneumococcal vaccine specimens can be submitted separately or together for testing.

Rejection Criteria

  • Bacterially Contaminated Samples
  • Body fluid
  • Grossly Lipemic Samples
  • Hemolyzed specimens
  • Plasma

Stability

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

Methodology

  • Quantitative Multiplex Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed

Tuesday, Friday

Reported

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 86317x23

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components

  • 91471 - SEROTYPE 1, IgG
  • 90172 - SEROTYPE 2, IgG
  • 91472 - SEROTYPE 3, IgG
  • 91473 - SEROTYPE 4, IgG
  • 91474 - SEROTYPE 5, IgG
  • 91475 - SEROTYPE 6B, IgG
  • 91476 - SEROTYPE 7F, IgG
  • 91486 - SEROTYPE 8, IgG
  • 91478 - SEROTYPE 9N, IgG
  • 91479 - SEROTYPE 9V, IgG
  • 90173 - SEROTYPE 10A, IgG
  • 90174 - SEROTYPE 11A, IgG
  • 91480 - SEROTYPE 12F, IgG
  • 91481 - SEROTYPE 14, IgG
  • 90175 - SEROTYPE 15B, IgG
  • 90176 - SEROTYPE 17F, IgG
  • 91482 - SEROTYPE 18C, IgG
  • 90177 - SEROTYPE 19A, IgG
  • 91483 - SEROTYPE 19F, IgG
  • 90178 - SEROTYPE 20, IgG
  • 90179 - SEROTYPE 22F, IgG
  • 91484 - SEROTYPE 23F, IgG
  • 90180 - SEROTYPE 33F, IgG
  • 91485 - INTERP
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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