Schistosoma IgG antibody

Alphabetical Test listing

Schistosoma IgG antibody-13644

 

  
Schistosoma IgG antibody
  
13644
  
LAB13644
  
SCHISTOIGG
  

Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) is an endemic tropical parasitic disease prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Far East. In developed countries Schistosomiasis is seen in travelers returning from endemic areas. The disease causes substantial morbidity and mortality.

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediatley following collection, 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
  3. Transfer 1.0 mL of serum into a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  4. Freeze 
  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin  within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer 1.0 mL of serum into a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  4. Freeze 
  

Frozen (preferred) - 4 weeks

Refrigerated - 2 weeks

Ambient - NO

  
  • Highly lipemic or contaminated sera
  • Highly turbid and icteric sera
  • Heat inactivated sera
  
BioAgilytix via LabCorp (809958): R-LC
  
Tu, Th
  
10-14 days
  

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

  

< 0.2 OD

  
86682
  
Result 25757-6
  
04/30/2019
  
12/18/2023
  
12/18/2023