84990:INFLUENZA VIRUS B, IgG and IgM
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Complement Fixation (CF) |
| Edit Date: |
7/25/2006 |
| Performed: |
Monday-Friday |
| Released: |
48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab, next run if titered. |
| CPT Code: |
86710-90 x2 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells immediately. Label specimen clearly as ”acute” or ”convalescent.” |
| Stability: |
24 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 1 year frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated or if frozen, on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimen MUST be recieved within 30 days of receipt of acute specimen. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Plasma; severe lipemia; contaminated specimen. |
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| <1_8 No antibody detected. |
