Echinococcus antibody-994

Test info

  
Echinococcus antibody
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Alveolar echinococcal disease
Cystic echinococcal disease
Echinococcosis
Echinococcus granulosis
Hydatiosis
Hydatid disease

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
  3. Transfer serum to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  4. Freeze
  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  4. Freeze
  

Frozen (preferred)

Refrigerated (OK)

  
  • Quantity not sufficient for analysis
  • Gross contamination

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (138768): R-NX
  
Tu, Th
  
7 days
  

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative

  

Antibody response is highly variable with respect to cyst location and individual response. If a current infection is suspected, it is suggested that a convalescent serum sample be submitted in three to five weeks. All positive serology samples should be confirmed using a more specific test method (CDC) due to cross-reactivity with Taenia solium (cysticercosis).

Billing

  
86682
  
Result 25397-1

Tracking

  
05/30/2019
  
04/11/2022
  
03/31/2022