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Coccidioides AB ID & CF CSF
Test CodeLAB6075
Alias/See Also
COCSF; Cocci AB ID and Complement Fixation-CSF
Includes
Cocci Immunodiffusion & Complement Fixation
Preferred Specimen
2 mL CSF in a sterile container.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Serous body fluids (pleural, peritoneal, pericardial) and Synovial Fluid
Instructions
Gross hemolysis or icterus may affect visualization of reactions by immunodiffusion
Gross lipemia may cause interferences with complement fixation
Gross lipemia may cause interferences with complement fixation
Transport Container
Sterile container without anticoagulants or other additives.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Specimen Storage and Stability
Ambient: 72 hours
Refrigerated 2-8oC: 7 days
Frozen -20oC: 2 months
Ambient: 72 hours
Refrigerated 2-8oC: 7 days
Frozen -20oC: 2 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable: Bronchial Alveolar Lavage Fluid; Urine; Grossly purulent fluids; Wound drainage; Swabs; Sputum
Methodology
Immunodiffusion and Complement fixation
Report Available
7-10 days
Reference Range
By report
Performing Laboratory
University Of California Davis Coccidioidomycosis Serology Laboratory
School Of Medicine
1 Shields Ave, Tupper Hall Rm 3137
DAVIS, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-1757 Fax:(530) 752-6813
