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MVista® Histoplasma Antigen Quantitative EIA
Test CodeCPT Codes
87385
Preferred Specimen
Minimum Volume
CSF: 0.8 mL
Serum or plasma: 1.2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Instructions
Indicate specimen type and date drawn on test requisition. Two unique patient identifiers required on specimen container. Ship to arrive Monday-Friday using a next day delivery service or 2nd day service. Do not ship by first class mail. List all antifungal agents patient is receiving.
Serum: Collect serum specimens in serum separator or red top tube. Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge. Pipette serum into a plastic, screw-cap vial.
Plasma: Collect plasma specimens in an EDTA, heparin or sodium citrate tube. Centrifuge for 15 minutes and pipette plasma into a plastic, screw-cap vial.
Urine/CSF/BAL/other body fluid: Submit urine, CSF, BAL and all other body fluids in a sterile, screw-cap container.
Note: Interfering substances and cross-reactivities include sodium hydroxide and sputolysin. Cross-reactivity occurs between blastomycosis and histoplasmosis and in paracoccidioidomycosis, penicillosis, coccidioidomycosis, aspergillosis and sporotrichosis.
Transport Container
Transport Temperature
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinite
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by MiraVista Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by the FDA; however, FDA clearance or approval is not currently required for clinical use. The results are not intended to be used as the sole means for clinical diagnosis or patient management decisions.
Setup Schedule
Report Available
Reference Range
Clinical Significance
Performing Laboratory
Mira Vista Diagnostics
4705 Decatur Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46241-9539