Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM-994
Test info
Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM
994
LAB994
MSO
May aid in the diagnosis of Chikungunya viral infection during acute phase of disease (>5 days after symptom onset). Testing should also be considered for other arthropod-borne viruses with similar symptomology based on clinical presentation and travel history.
Specimen
Serum
1.0 mL
0.5 mL
Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within 45 minutes of sample collection
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
Heparin plasma
Sodium citrate (Na cit) plasma
Sodium citrate (Na cit) plasma
- Spin
- Transfer the plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labeled as EDTA or Heparin plasma, within 45 minutes of specimen collection
Refrigerated (preferred) - 2 weeks
Ambient - 48 hours
Frozen - 1 year
- Contaminated specimen
- Heat-inactivated specimen
- Hemolysis
- Severely lipemic specimen
Performance
ARUP Laboratories Inc (2011812) via LabCorp (818967): R-NX
We
7 - 9 days
Semi-quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
Negative (≤ 0.79 Index)
Billing
86790 x 2
818968 Chikungunya Antibody, IgG 83068-7
818969 Chikungunya Antibody, IgM 83067-9
818969 Chikungunya Antibody, IgM 83067-9
Tracking
05/31/2019
02/02/2021
08/18/2022