Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody

Alphabetical Test listing

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody-1808

  
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody
  
1808
  
86644.1
  
CMVG
  
Cytomegalovirus IgG
  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.3 mL
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly 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
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  

Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

Red/grey serum separator (SST) vial/tube, 10 mL

  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

Red/grey serum separator (SST) vial/tube, 10 mL

  

Refrigerated (preferred) - 7 days

Ambient - 24 hours

Frozen (OK)

  
  • Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Hemolysis (some procedures)
  • Improper anticoagulant or ratio
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage temperature affecting results
  • Improper container
  • Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
  
AHL - Immunology: I
  
We, Fr
  
1 - 5 days
  

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA)

  
Negative: < 0.60 U/mL
Equivocal:   0.60 - 0.69 U/mL
Positive:  ≥ 0.70 U/mL
  
86644
  
07/30/2007
  
03/05/2024
  
01/11/2024