Herpesvirus 8 IgG antibody, IFA

Alphabetical Test listing

Herpesvirus 8 IgG antibody, IFA-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Herpes virus
HHV8

Useful for:

Herpesvirus 8 IgG Antibody, IFA - Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with the development of all forms of Kaposi's sarcoma as well as with some other rare lymphoproliferative diseases, such as primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman's disease.

Qualitative PCR is often used to aid in diagnosis of an HHV-8 infected individual. Quantitative PCR may be used to monitor the level of viremia in a patient, often in the context of therapy.

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.1 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 5 times

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

Transport container:

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

Alternate collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 5 times

Alternate processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 7 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 30 days

Performing lab:

Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease (37959) via LabCorp (841155): R-NX

Days set up:

TAT:

8 days

Method:

Immunoassay (IA)

Reference ranges:

<1:20

CPT codes:

86790

Revised date:

02/06/2020

Review date:

08/18/2022