Salmonella typhi and paratyphi antibodies-994

Test info

  
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi antibodies
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
  • May be used to determine past exposure to S. typhii (eg, infection or vaccination) and S. paratyphi.
  • This test cannot be used to confirm acute salmonellosis. If systemic symptoms of acute salmonellosis are present, the preferred tests are Stool Culture and E. coli Shiga-like Toxin by EIA and Blood Culture if typhoid fever is suspected.

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 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

  

Frozen (preferred) - 1 year

Refrigerated - 2 weeks

Ambient - 48 hours

 

  
  • Contaminated specimen
  • Heat-inactivated specimen
  • Hemolysis
  • Icteric specmen 
  • Lipemia
  • Turbid specimen

Performance

  
ARUP Laboratories Inc (2010798) via LabCorp (817485): R-NX
  
Tu, Th, Sa
  
6 days
  

Qualitative ImmunoDOT

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative

Billing

  
86768
  
Result 17562-0

Tracking

  
05/23/2019
  
12/18/2019
  
08/22/2022