Q Fever IgG & IgM

Test Code

QFEVER

Alias/See Also

Coxiella burnetti IgG & IgM

Includes

Phase I and Phase 2 IgG and IgM levels

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Transport Container

Plactic vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

7 days refrigerated

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia

Report Available

3-6 days

Reference Range

<1:16

Clinical Significance

"Q fever, a rickettsial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii, has been recognized as a widely distributed zoonosis with the potential for causing both sporadic and epidemic disease. The resistance of Coxiella burnetii to heat, chemical agents, and desiccation allows the agent to survive for extended periods outside the host. The infection is spread by the inhalation of infected material, mainly from sheep and goats. They shed the organism in feces, milk, nasal discharge, placental tissue, and amniotic fluid.

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