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Entamoeba Histolytica Ab
MessageSendout, Mayo test code: EHOLG
Test Code
LAB5210702
Alias/See Also
Plastic vial
CPT Codes
86753
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL serum from a gold serum gel tube
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Red tube
Instructions
Centrifuge and aliquot serum into plastic vial.
Transport Container
Plastic vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated (preferred): 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis: Reject
Gross lipemia: Reject
Heat-inactivated specimen: Reject
Gross lipemia: Reject
Heat-inactivated specimen: Reject
Methodology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
FDA Status
Approved
Setup Schedule
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Report Available
1-5 days
Limitations
Previous episodes of intestinal amebiasis may produce a positive serology.
Serologic results should be used as an aid in diagnosis and should not be interpreted as diagnostic by themselves.
Serologic results should be used as an aid in diagnosis and should not be interpreted as diagnostic by themselves.
Reference Range
Included with report
Clinical Significance
As an adjunct in the diagnosis of extraintestinal, invasive amebiasis
Performing Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Rochester, Minnesota
Additional Information
Entamoeba histolytica Antibody, Serum
