Dengue Fever Virus Antibodies, IgG and IgM DENGAB
| Method(s) | Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Specimen Required | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Collect | 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
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| Transport | Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum refrigerated (Min: 0.1 mL). 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" |
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| Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
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| Unacceptable Conditions | Contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, severely lipemic |
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| Schedule | Mon, Wed, Fri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Billing Code | 5011921 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CPTCode | 86790 x2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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