Bordetella pertussis Antibodies, IgG

Alphabetical Test listing

Bordetella pertussis Antibodies, IgG-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Whooping cough

Useful for:

Establish evidence of infection/exposure to Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough.

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

0.4 mL

Minimum volume:

0.2 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 two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Alternate processing instructions:

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

Alternate transport container:

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

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x4

Reason for rejection:

Hemolysis
Lipemia
Gross bacterial contamination

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (161745): R-NX

Days set up:

Mo - Fr

TAT:

1 - 4 days

Method:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Reference ranges:

Negative: < 0.95 index

Equivocal: 0.95 - 1.04 index

Positive: > 1.04 index

CPT codes:

86615

LOINC code:

42330-1

Date created:

05/31/2019

Revised date:

06/13/2023

Review date:

06/01/2023