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| 84565:YERSINIA SPECIES ANTIBODIES IgA and IgG | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Western Blot (WB) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 10/14/2009 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Tuesday | ||||||||
| Released: | 1-8 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 86793-90 x2 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Immediately centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 48 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1 mL serum. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Parallel testing is preferred. Plainly mark ‘acute’ or ‘convalescent’ on specimens. Convalescent specimen must be received within 30 days of the acute specimen. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Hemolytic, lipemic, turbid, contaminated, or heat-inactivated specimen. | ||||||||
| Referene Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yersinia Species Antibody, IgA |
Negative – No significant Yersinia IgA antibodies detected.
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Positive – IgA antibodies to Yersinia detected.
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| Yersinia Species Antibody, IgG |
Negative – No significant Yersinia IgG antibodies detected.
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Equivocal – Questionable presence of Yersinia IgG antibodies detected. May be an indication of recent infection. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful.
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Positive – IgG antibodies to Yersinia detected.
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