- YCOCAP
Coccidioides Antibodies Panel, Serum
Specimen:
Test Code
YCOCAP
Specimen Name
Coccidioides Antibodies Panel, Serum
Collect
1-SST
Submit
2 mLs (Min: 1.2 mLs) Serum Refrigerated
Special Handling
Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL serum to a standard transport tube. Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens.
Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."
Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."
Rejection Criteria
Other body fluids. Contaminated, hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens.
Stability
Ambient 48 hours; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Complement Fixation/Qualitative Immunodiffusion /Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
5-8 days
CPT Codes
- 86635 x4
Components
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Additional Information
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