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B PERTUSSIS IGG/M/A AB
Test Code164541
CPT Codes
86615(x3)
Preferred Specimen
"Serum
2 mL
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2 mL
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Minimum Volume
"1 mL
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Transport Container
"Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
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Transport Temperature
"Refrigerate
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Specimen Stability
"Refrigerate
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Hemolysis; lipemia; gross bacterial contamination
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Methodology
"Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) "
Clinical Significance
"Establish evidence of infection/exposure to Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough
Patients with acute infection develop IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies to fimbrial agglutinogens, and IgM and IgA antibodies are probably diagnostic. Following vaccination, IgG and IgM antibodies can be demonstrated, except in infants. IgA antibodies do not develop.
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Patients with acute infection develop IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies to fimbrial agglutinogens, and IgM and IgA antibodies are probably diagnostic. Following vaccination, IgG and IgM antibodies can be demonstrated, except in infants. IgA antibodies do not develop.
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