Varicella Zoster IgG&IgM 34128X

VZV PAN

VZV PAN

Chicken Pox

1.5 mL serum

1

Draw SST and send serum refrigerated

SST

R

Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days

Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric

Set up: Tues-Sat a.m.; Report available: Next day

Other herpes viruses may cross react and produce high titers. Protection may be limited at low positive titers. Antibodies persist after infection has been treated or becomes dormant.

VZV Ab (IgG)

<135.00	Negative - Antibody not detected
135.00-164.99	Equivocal
≥165.00	Positive - Antibody detected

A positive result indicates that the patient has antibody to VZV but does not differentiate between an active or past infection. The clinical diagnosis must be interpreted in conjunction with the clinical signs and symptoms of the patient. This assay reliably measures immunity due to previous infection but may not be sensitive enough to detect antibodies induced by vaccination. Thus, a negative result in a vaccinated individual does not necessarily indicate susceptibility to VZV infection.

VZV Ab (IgM)

0.00-0.90	Negative
0.91-1.09	Equivocal
≥1.10	Positive

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and when
reactivated, potentially decades later,
causes shingles. Twenty percent of adults will develop
shingles, a rash or blister of the skin that may cause
severe pain.