Histoplasma quantitative Ag, Serum-13659
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Test info
Histoplasma quantitative Ag, Serum
13659
LAB13659
HISTOAG
Mvista Histoplasma Ag quantitative EIA
The MVista® histoplasma quantitative antigen test aids the diagnosis of histoplasmosis. Monitoring the histoplasmosis helps determine when treatment can be stopped and to diagnose relapse
Specimen
Serum
5 mL
2 mL
Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
Gold:
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Red:
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
Ambient (preferred) - 2 weeks
Refrigerated - 2 weeks
Frozen - Indefinitely
- Specimen too viscous to pipette
- Tissue, sputum, urine, bronchial brushings, BAK, CSF, stool, FNA, biopsy, tracheal or bone marrow aspirate
- Stored in transport media, fixative or isolator tubes
Performance
MiraVista Diagnostics (310) via LabCorp (914415): R-LC
Mo - Fr
9 days
Quantitative Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
None detected
Billing
87385
Result UNLOINC
Tracking
04/30/2019
10/08/2024
01/03/2024