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| 94210:COCCIDIOIDES ANTIBODIES, IgG & IgM | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | Valley Fever | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 11/4/2008 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Monday-Friday | ||||||||
| Released: | 1-5 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 86635-90 x2 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: Cerebrospinal Spinal Fluid (CSF). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Centrifuge and separate serum from cells immediately and pour inot a plastic vial. Label as ‘acute’ or ‘convalescent.’ | ||||||||
| Stability: | 48 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 2 mL serum or CSF. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum or CSF. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Severely lipemic, contaminated, or hemolyzed specimen. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPONENTS | REFERENCE INTERVAL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coccidioides Antibody, IgG |
≤0.9 IV : Negative- No significant level of Coccidioides IgG antibody detected.
1.0-1.4 IV: Equivocal – Questionable presence of Coccidioides IgG antibody detected. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. ≥1.5 IV : Positive – Presence of IgG antibody to Coccidioides detected, suggestive of current or past infection. |
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| Coccidioides Antibody, IgM |
≤0.9 IV: Negative – No significant level of Coccidioides IgM antibody detected.
1.0-1.4 IV: Equivocal – Questionable presence of Coccidioides IgM antibody detected. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. ≥1.5 IV: Positive – Presence of IgM antibody to Coccidioides detected, suggestive of current or recent infection. |
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