Saccharomyces cerevisiae profile-994

Test info

  
Saccharomyces cerevisiae profile
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
ASCA
Crohn's disease

  
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae, IgA
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae, IgG
  

Semiquantitative detection of anti-<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>-antibodies (ASCA) of the IgG and IgA classes in human sera. This assay is intended for use in the diagnosis of patients with Crohn's disease.

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
0.4 mL
  
0.2 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
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  
  

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

  
  • Hemolysis
  • Lipemia
  • Heat treatment
  • Gross bacterial contamination

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (164657): R-NX
  
Mo, We, Fr
  
1 - 4 days
  

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative: < 20 units

Equivocal:    20.0 - 24.9 units

Positive:   ≥ 25 units

Billing

  
86671 x 2
  
Result 6713-2

Tracking

  
05/23/2019
  
04/11/2022
  
04/05/2022