Influenza A and B antibodies, quantitative-994

Test info

  
Influenza A and B antibodies, quantitative
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  

Detection of antibodies to influenza A and B

This test should not be used to determine H1N1Influenza A virus (swine origin) infection.

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly 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
  
  
  • Identify specimens as acute or convalescent
    • Acute and convalescent specimens must be submitted on separate requests
  

Refrigerated

  
  • Hemolysis
  • Lipemia
  • Gross bacterial contamination

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (096487): R-NX
  
Mo - Fr
  
6 days
  

Complement fixation (CF)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative: < 1:8

  

Serologic typing is valuable for epidemiology, and for planning therapy. Since type A influenza can be treated with amantadine, but type B cannot, this distinction may need to be made.

This test should not be used to determine H1N1Influenza A virus (swine origin) infection.

Billing

  
86710 x 2
  
Result 5229-0

Tracking

  
05/29/2019
  
02/14/2023
  
03/31/2022