SCRUB Typhus Virus

Message

Performing Lab: CDC via MDH/WDH
Test code: Scrub Typhus Virus (Orientia tsutsugamushi)

Test Code

5489

Alias/See Also

Sunquest: SCRUB

Preferred Specimen

3.0 mL refrigerated serum

Minimum Volume

1.0 mL refrigerated serum

Instructions

Acute sample Convalescent (2-4 weeks after acute stage) Ship M-Th overnight to avoid weekends

MDH Point of Contact:
-Infectious Disease Department, (651)201-5414
-Elizabeth Stiffman, Epidemiologist, (651)201-5077
WDH(Wisconsin Department of Health Services), Point of Contact:
-Diep(Zip)Hoang Johnson, Vectorborne Epidemiologist
-Bureau of Communicable Diseases, (608)267-0249
CDC Point of Contact:
-Cecilia Kato, (404)639-1075, ckato@cdc.gov
-Christopher Paddock, (404)639-1309, cdp9@cdc.gov

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

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

Specimens will not be tested if they do not meet the testing criteria or travel history per CDC guidelines.

Setup Schedule

M-F

Report Available

TAT 6 weeks

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.