Coccidioides AB ID & CF Serum

Test Code

LAB6011

Alias/See Also

COCIS; Cocci AB ID and Complement Fixation-Serum, Valley Fever Antibody, Coccidiomycosis Antibody

Includes

Cocci Immunodiffusion & Complement Fixation

Preferred Specimen

Collect 2 full SST Tubes.

Collection Requirements:
2 mL serum

Allow serum samples to clot at room temperature. Please separate serum from cells prior to sending.
Even when using serum separator tubes, serum should be transferred into another tube as the chemical
composition of the serum can change and potentially affect results.

Gross hemolysis or icterus may affect visualization of reactions by immunodiffusion
Gross lipemia may cause interferences with complement fixation

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL Serum

Instructions

Blood Red/gold top serum separator tube.

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

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

Unacceptable: Plasma; 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

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