Chlamydia antibodies, IgG

Alphabetical Test listing

Chlamydia antibodies, IgG-13371

  
Chlamydia antibodies, IgG
  
13371
  
LAB13371
  
CHLG
  
Chlamydia Abs
  

Aid in the diagnosis of chlamydial infection; assay detects group-specific IgG antibodies to C. trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, and C. psittaci

  
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

  

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3

  
  • Hemolysis
  • Lipemia
  • Gross bacterial contamination
  
LabCorp Burlington (096180): R-LC
  
Mo, We, Th, Fr
  
2 - 4 days
  

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

  

Negative: < 0.91

Equivocal:    0.91 - 1.09

Positive:   > 1.09

  
86631
  
03/29/2019
  
11/15/2019
  
12/29/2023