Histoplasma Antibodies by CF & ID HSTP
Method(s) | Complement Fixation/Immunodiffusion/Qualitative | |||||||||
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Specimen Required | ||||||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. | |||||||||
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.8 mL) |
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Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) | |||||||||
Unacceptable Conditions | Severely lipemic or contaminated samples. | |||||||||
Schedule | Daily | |||||||||
Billing Code | 5010442 | |||||||||
CPTCode | 86698x3 | |||||||||
Notes | Separate serum from cells ASAP. 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 the acute samples. Please mark sample plainly as "acute" or "convalescent." | |||||||||
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