86480:NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE ANTIBODIES, TOTAL
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
GC Ab / STD |
| Methodology: |
Complement Fixation (CF) |
| Edit Date: |
10/15/2009 |
| Performed: |
Monday, Thursday |
| Released: |
2-6 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ lab. |
| CPT Code: |
86609-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
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. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Plasma; icteric, lipemic, contaminated, or turbid specimen. |
| <1:8
Single, high positive antibody titers may indicate past or current infection. An increase in titers between acute and convalescent sera or at least fourfold is considered strong evidence of current or recent infection.
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