Cysticercosis

Alphabetical Test listing

Cysticercosis-994

Test name:

Cysticercosis

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Taenia solium

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

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

Transport container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Alternate processing instructions:

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

Alternate transport container:

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

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred)

Frozen

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (138347): R-NX

Days set up:

Tu, Th

TAT:

1 - 4 days

Method:

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

Reference ranges:

Negative

CPT codes:

86682

LOINC code:

Result 22238-0

Date created:

05/30/2019

Revised date:

05/30/2019

Review date:

02/19/2021