Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen, Serum

Alphabetical Test listing

Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen, Serum-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Dengue Fever
Break Bone Fever
Flavivirus
Mosquito-born infection

Useful for:

Aiding in the diagnosis of dengue virus infection

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

0.5 mL

Minimum volume:

0.4 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 2 hours of collection
Transfer serum to a Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914)
Refrigerate

Transport container:

Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Specimen retention time:

14 days

Reason for rejection:

Gross hemolysis, lipemia or icterus

Performing lab:

Mayo Clinic Laboratories (DNSAG); R-NX

Days set up:

Tuesday

TAT:

1-7 days

Method:

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Reference ranges:

Negative

Clinical information:

The presence of dengue nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) antigen is consistent with acute-phase infection with dengue virus.

CPT codes:

86790

Date created:

09/08/2023

Review date:

09/08/2023