Cysticercosis Ab, IgG by ELISA-994
Test info
Cysticercosis Ab, IgG by ELISA
994
LAB994
MSO
Cysticercosis (Taneia solium) IgG
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia solium Antibody
Taenia solium IgG Antibody
Tapeworm IgG antibody
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia solium Antibody
Taenia solium IgG Antibody
Tapeworm IgG antibody
Detect presence of IgG to T. solium in serum if clinical suspicion of cysticercosis exists.
Specimen
Serum
1.0 mL
0.1 mL
Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Gold serum separator (SST) tube
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap -12 mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days
Ambient - 48 hours
Frozen - 1 month
- CSF
- Contaminated specimen
- heat-inactivated specimen
- Hemolysis
- Icterus
- Lipemia
Performance
ARUP (0055284) via LabCorp (830986): R-NX
Sa
1 – 9 days
Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Clinical and Interpretive info
Negative (≤9 U) - No significant level of Cysticercosis IgG antibody detected
Results 9-11 U (equivocal) Recommend repeat testing in 2-4 weeks with fresh sample
Results ≥11 U (positive) indicate that IgG antibodies to cysticercosis were detected, which may suggest current or past infection
Patients with collagen vascular diseases, hepatic cirrhosis, schistosomiasis, and other parasitic infections can produce false-positive results. There is a strong cross-reaction between cysticercosis and echinococcosis positive sera. Confirmation of positive ELISA results by the cysticercosis antibody, IgG by Western blot is recommended.
Billing
86682
Tracking
02/19/2021
12/18/2023
12/18/2023