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BABESIA MICROTI (WH)
Test CodeBABESIA
CPT Codes
87798
Preferred Specimen
WHOLE BLOOD- LAVENDER EDTA TUBE
Minimum Volume
1 ML
Instructions
DRAW 1 LAVENDER WHOLE BLOOD TUBE, MIX WELL AND SEND REFRIGERATED. DO NOT SPIN OR SEPARATE.
Transport Container
ORIGINAL TUBE-WHOLE BLOOD
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Methodology
PCR
Limitations
Patients infected with Malaria may cause false positive results.
Reference Range
Not Detected
Clinical Significance
Babesia microti DNA PCR is a highly specific and sensitive method to detect the presence of B. microti DNA in clinical specimens; DNA sequences from the closely related canine pathogen B. gibsoni are not detected by this assay. The diagnosis of Human Babesiosis should not rely solely upon the result of a PCR assay. A positive result should be considered in conjunction with clinical presentation and additional established clinical tests. A negative PCR result indicates the absence of B. microti DNA in the sample tested and does not exclude the diagnosis of disease.
Performing Laboratory
V.A. WEST HAVEN, CT
