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Arbovirus IgM Antibody Panel, IFA (Serum)
Test Code14532
CPT Codes
86651, 86652, 86653, 86654
Includes
California IgM; Eastern Equine IgM; St. Louis IgM; Western Equine IgM
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Instructions
Allow blood samples to clot at room temperature. Centrifuge serum specimens within 1 hour of collection, transfer serum to sterile, plastic, screw-capped vial(s).
Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: 1-4 days
Reference Range
<1:16
