Toxocara antibody (IgG), serum

Alphabetical Test listing

Toxocara antibody (IgG), serum-994

Effective 09/25/2026: This test is temporarily unavailable due to a reagent backorder. The downtime is currently unknown, and there is no recommended alternative test.

Test name:

Toxocara antibody (IgG), serum

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Toxicara Ab
Ocular toxocariasis
TOXOC
Toxocara canis
Toxocariasis
Visceral toxocariasis

Useful for:

Aiding in the diagnosis of Toxocara infection

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.4 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
Freeze

Transport container:

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

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

Transport and stability:

Frozen (preferred) - 30 days

Refrigerated - 5 days

Ambient - NO

Reason for rejection:

Gross hemolysis
Gross lipemia
Heat-inactivated specimen

Performing lab:

Mayo Medical Laboratories (TOXCG) via LabCorp (833596): R-NX

Days set up:

Tu, Fr

TAT:

1 - 6 days

Method:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Reference ranges:

Negative

CPT codes:

86682

LOINC code:

Result SOLOINC

Date created:

05/22/2019

Revised date:

11/12/2026

Review date:

11/12/2026