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B PERTUSSIS IGA AB

Test Code
164384


CPT Codes
86615

Preferred Specimen
"Serum
0.4 mL
"


Minimum Volume
"0.2 mL
"


Transport Container
"Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
"


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated


Specimen Stability
Refrigerated


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Hemolysis; lipemia; gross bacterial contamination
"


Methodology
"Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) "

Reference Range
"Negative: <1.0 index
"


Clinical Significance
"Establish evidence of early/acute infection with Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough. The presence of specific IgA in a single sample may indicate an acute infection and is considered suggestive of recent infection or a presumptive diagnosis of a supporting clinical presentation. Initially, in infants with pertussis, IgA antibody may not be detected; however, IgA reaches detectable levels six to seven weeks after infection.
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