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ECHINOCOCCUS ANTIBODY
Test Code138768
CPT Codes
86682
Preferred Specimen
serum
Minimum Volume
0.5
Instructions
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Note: Recommend freezing serum. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
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Note: Recommend freezing serum. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
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Transport Container
"Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
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Transport Temperature
"Refrigerate or freeze.
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Quantity not sufficient for analysis; gross specimen contamination
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Methodology
"Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) "
Limitations
"Antibody response is highly variable with respect to cyst location and individual response. If a current infection is suspected, it is suggested that a convalescent serum sample be submitted in three to five weeks. All positive serology samples should be confirmed using a more specific test method (CDC) due to cross-reactivity with Taenia solium (cysticercosis).
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