Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM

Alphabetical Test listing

Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM-994

  
Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  

May aid in the diagnosis of Chikungunya viral infection during acute phase of disease (>5 days after symptom onset). Testing should also be considered for other arthropod-borne viruses with similar symptomology based on clinical presentation and travel history.

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately 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
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  
Heparin plasma
EDTA plasma
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

  

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

 

  
  1. Spin within two (2) hours of collection
  2. Transfer the plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labeled as Heparin or EDTA plasma
  
  

Refrigerated (preferred) - 2 weeks

Ambient - 48 hours

Frozen - 1 year

avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles

  
  • Contaminated specimen
  • Heat-inactivated specimen
  • Hemolysis
  • Severely lipemic specimen
  
ARUP Laboratories Inc (2011812) via LabCorp (818967): R-NX
  
We
  
7 - 9 days
  

Semi-quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

  

Negative (≤ 0.79 Index)

  
86790 x 2
  
818968 Chikungunya Antibody, IgG 83068-7
818969 Chikungunya Antibody, IgM 83067-9
  
05/31/2019
  
02/26/2025
  
02/26/2025