Blastomyces antigen
Blastomyces antigen-13658
Blastomyces antigen
13658
LAB13658
BLASTOAG
Blastomyces Ag Quantitative EIA
The MVista® blastomyces quantitative antigen test aids in the diagnosis of blastomycosis. Monitoring of Blastomyces antigen levels also helps determine relapse of disease.
Urine
1.0 mL
0.5 mL
Transfer 1.0 mL of urine to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as urine
Serum
EDTA plasma
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), CSF, or other sterile body fluid
EDTA plasma
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), CSF, or other sterile body fluid
Serum/plasma - 1.5 mL (minimum 1.2 mL)
BAL and other body fluids - 0.5 mL (minimum 0.5 mL)
CSF - 1.0 mL (minimum 0.8 mL)
BAL and other body fluids - 0.5 mL (minimum 0.5 mL)
CSF - 1.0 mL (minimum 0.8 mL)
Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
Gold:
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Red:
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
- Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
EDTA plasma:
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
- Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as EDTA plasma
Ambient (preferred) - 2 weeks
Refrigerated - 2 weeks
Frozen - Indefinitely
- Specimen too viscous to pipette
- Tissue, sputum, bronchial brushings, stool, FNA, biopsy, tracheal or bone marrow aspirate stored in transport media, fixative
- isolator tube
MiraVista Diagnostics (316) via LabCorp (914280): R-LC
Mo - Fr
9 days
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
None detected
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