Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM

Alphabetical Test listing

Chikungunya antibodies, IgG and IgM-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Useful for:

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.

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
Spin within 45 minutes of sample collection
Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum

Transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Alternate specimen type:

Heparin plasma
Sodium citrate (Na cit) plasma

Alternate collection container:

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

Lt blue Sodium citrate (Na Cit) - 2.7mL

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin
Transfer the plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labeled as EDTA or Heparin plasma, within 45 minutes of specimen collection

Alternate transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred) - 2 weeks

Ambient - 48 hours

Frozen - 1 year

Reason for rejection:

Contaminated specimen
Heat-inactivated specimen
Hemolysis
Severely lipemic specimen

Performing lab:

ARUP Laboratories Inc (2011812) via LabCorp (818967): R-NX

Days set up:

TAT:

7 - 9 days

Method:

Semi-quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Reference ranges:

Negative (≤ 0.79 Index)

CPT codes:

86790 x 2

LOINC code:

818968 Chikungunya Antibody, IgG 83068-7
818969 Chikungunya Antibody, IgM 83067-9

Date created:

05/31/2019

Revised date:

02/02/2021

Review date:

08/18/2022