Saccharomyces cerevisiae profile

Alphabetical Test listing

Saccharomyces cerevisiae profile-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

ASCA
Crohn's disease

Tests included:

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, IgA
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, IgG

Useful for:

Semiquantitative detection of anti-<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>-antibodies (ASCA) of the IgG and IgA classes in human sera. This assay is intended for use in the diagnosis of patients with Crohn's disease.

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

0.4 mL

Minimum volume:

0.2 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley 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:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Reason for rejection:

Hemolysis
Lipemia
Heat treatment
Gross bacterial contamination

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (164657): R-NX

Days set up:

Mo, We, Fr

TAT:

1 - 4 days

Method:

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

Reference ranges:

Negative: < 20 units

Equivocal: 20.0 - 24.9 units

Positive: ≥ 25 units

CPT codes:

86671 x 2

LOINC code:

Result 6713-2

Date created:

05/23/2019

Revised date:

04/11/2022

Review date:

04/05/2022