- ARBOGM
Arbovirus Abs IgG/IgM
Specimen:
Test Code
ARBOGM
Specimen Name
Arbovirus Abs IgG/IgM
Collect
1-SST
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum Refrigerated
Special Handling
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of acute specimens. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."
Rejection Criteria
Contaminated, hemolyzed, or severely lipemic specimens.
Stability
Ambient 48 hours; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody/Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Performed
Tuesday/Friday
Reported
2-6 days
CPT Codes
- 86651 x2
- 86652 x2
- 86653 x2
- 86654 x2
- 86789
- 86788
Components
Includes: West Nile Virus Ab, IgG; West Nile Virus Ab, IgM; St. Louis Encephalitis Ab, IgG; Calif Encephalitis Antibody IgG; Eastern Equine Enceph Ab, IgG; Western Equine Enceph Ab, IgG; California Encephalitis IgM; St. Louis Encephalitis Ab, IgM; Eastern Equine Enceph Ab, IgM; Eastern Equine Enceph Ab, IgM
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