- YMYABG
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgG
Specimen:
Test Code
YMYABG
Specimen Name
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgG
Collect
SST-Serum
Submit
0.5 mL (0.1 mL) Serum, Refrigerated.
Special Handling
Allow specimen to clot at room temperature. Seperate 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 the acute specimens. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."
Rejection Criteria
Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic, or turbid specimens.
Stability
Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-3 days
CPT Codes
- 86738
Components
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Additional Information
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibodies, IgG & IgM is preferred.
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