Coxsackie A9 Virus Antibodies by CF COXA9
Method(s) | Semi-Quantitative Complement Fixation |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8°C (Min: 0.25 mL). |
Remarks | Remove serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Please mark sample plainly as "acute" or "convalescent." Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent samples must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute sample. |
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
Unacceptable Conditions | Severely lipemic, hemolyzed, or contaminated samples. |
Schedule | Daily |
Billing Code | 5010608 |
CPTCode | 86658 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Coxsackie A9: Less than 1:8 |