Coxsackie B (1-6) Virus Antibodies COXAB
| Method(s) | Semi-Quantitative Serum Neutralization |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) or plain red top tube. |
| Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8°C (Min. 0.3 mL) |
| Remarks | Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Acute and convalescent samples must be labeled as such; parallel testing is preferred and convalescent samples must be received within 30 days from receipt of acute samples. Please mark samples plainly as "acute" or "convalescent." |
| Stability | Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Contaminated, hemolyzed or severely lipemic specimens. CSF or plasma. |
| Schedule | Mon-Fri |
| Billing Code | 5010141 |
| CPTCode | 86658x6 |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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Coxsackie B1: Less than 1:10 Coxsackie B2: Less than 1:10 Coxsackie B3: Less than 1:10 Coxsackie B4: Less than 1:10 Coxsackie B5: Less than 1:10 Coxsackie B6: Less than 1:10 |
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