Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, IgG and IgM-15179

Test info

  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, IgG and IgM
  
15179
  
LAB15179
  
RMSFGM
  
Rickettsia rickettsii Antibodies
Spotted Fever Group Antibodies, IgG and IgM
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Antibodies
RMSF
  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, IgG
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, IgM
  

Establish the diagnosis of infection due to Rickettsia in the spotted fever group

Specimen

  
Serum
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  
0.5 mL
  
0.2 mL
Submission of the minimum volume does not allow for repeat testing
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  

Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

  

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3

  
  • Lipemia
  • Hemolysis
  • Bacterial contamination

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (016502): R-NX
  
4-5 days
  

Semi-quantitative indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative: <1:64

Billing

  
86757 x2

Tracking

  
01/10/2024
  
02/06/2024
  
01/10/2024