1-8 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code:
86788-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST).
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells immediately.
Stability:
48 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen.
Standard Volume:
1 mL serum.
Minimum Volume:
0.15 mL serum.
Transport:
Refrigerated.
Comments:
This test is intended to be used as a semi-quantitative means of detecting West Nile virus-specific IgM in serum specimens in which there is a clinical suspicion of West Nile infection.
Rejection Criteria:
Plasma; heat-inactivated, severely lipemic, contaminated, or hemolyzed specimens; more than one freeze/thaw cycle.