Ehrlichia/Anaplasma Ab Panel IgG/IgM

Test Code

EHRGME

Alias/See Also

A. phagocytophilum / E. chaffeensis Antibody Panel
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Antibodies
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibodies

Quest Code
10611

CPT Codes
86666 (x4)

Includes

Anaplasma phagocytophilum (IgG, IgM)
Ehrlichia chaffeensis (IgG, IgM)

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a no additive (red-top) tube, transferred to a plastic screw-cap vial

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

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

Methodology
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)

Setup Schedule

Tuesday-Saturday a.m.

Report Available

Next day

Clinical Significance

Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis are tick-borne agents that cause an acute febrile illness, which often resembles Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Medical Justification
Diagnose and discriminate recent from past infection among different pathogens causing similar clinical syndromes.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
Chantilly, VA

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