Trypanosoma cruzi Antibody, Total

Test Code

TCRUZIAB

Quest Code

94643

Alias/See Also

Chaga

CPT Codes
86753

Preferred Specimen

0.5 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL

Transport Container

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

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

Grossly hemolyzed • Grossly icteric • Grossly lipemic • Bacterially contaminated specimens

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Sun, Thurs; Report available: 1-4 days

Reference Range

Non-Reactive

Clinical Significance

Antibodies are found in most patients with acute or chronic American Trypanosomiasis.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA

33608 Ortega Highway

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042

Last Updated: June 9, 2017

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