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Coccidioides Ab, Total, Serum, ID and CF
Test CodeLAB5210464
Quest Code
15240
CPT Codes
86635 (x2)
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
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
Complement Fixation (CF) • Immunodiffusion (ID)
FDA Status
This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by FDA. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.
Setup Schedule
Sets up 5 days a week.
Report Available
Reports in 2 days.
Limitations
False-negatives may occur in patients with solitary pulmonary lesions. Patients with active histoplasmosis may generate cross reactions. Elevated serum antibodies may be present in patients with meningeal coccidiocomycosis.
Reference Range
Coccidioides Antibody, CF | <1:2 |
Coccidioides Antibody, ID | Negative |
Clinical Significance
Infection by Coccidioides immitis can produce a spectrum of disease, with most patients being asymptomatic and some developing disseminated disease, including pneumonia and meningitis
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute |
33608 Ortega Highway |
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |