BABESIA AB
Babesia microti, IgG and IgM
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3456
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Plain red top or serum gel tube
Specimen Type:
Serum
Preferred Volume:
1 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.2 mL
Store and Transport:
Refrigerated
Stability:
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days (Freeze/Thaw Cycle: stable x4)
Unacceptable Condition:
Extensive hemolysis; lipemia; clotted specimen; quantity not sufficient for analysis; leaking or broken tube; frozen gel-barrier tube
CPT Codes:
86753x2 - Babesia Microti PCR (EAP 30021166)
Method:
Immunofluorescence assay (IFA)