Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Red Top
Submit
- 2 mL (Min:0.6 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate from cells ASAP
- If acute and convalescent samples being submitted, clearly label as such. Convalescent sample must be received in lab within 30 days.
Rejection Criteria
- Bacterially Contaminated Samples
- Hemolyzed specimens
- Icteric specimen
- Lipemic Samples
- Other bodily fluids
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86635x2
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93069 - COCCIDIODES IgM
- 93070 - COCCIDIODES IgG
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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