2-7 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab
CPT Code:
86658-90 x3
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST).
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. Refrigerate.
Stability:
48 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen.
Standard Volume:
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL serum
Transport:
Refrigerated
Comments:
Detection of poliovirus antibodies due to immunization or previous exposure to polio or other enteroviruses. Cross-reaction with other enteroviruses are known. Less than 2% of tested individuals have less than 1:8 titer. If an acute polio infection is suspected, paired sera samples, at least three weeks apart, would demonstrate at minimum, a four-fold rise in titer. Best indication of immunity to poliovirus is the neutralization antibody test.