REF MISC
Coccidioides Antigen
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Plastic urine container (no preservatives); red top or serum gel; plastic transport tube, lav top (EDTA), green top (heparin), blue top (sodium citrate)
Specimen Type:
Urine, serum/plasma, or CSF, BAL or other body fluids
Preferred Volume:
Serum/Plasma 1.2 mL, Urine/BAL/other body fluids 0.5 mL CSF 0.8 mL
Minimum Volume:
Serum/Plasma 0.8 mL, Urine/BAL/other body fluids 0.2 mL CSF 0.8 mL
Store and Transport:
Refrigerated
Stability:
Room Temperature - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - Indefinitely
Limitations:
The result is not intended to be used as the sole means for clinical diagnosis or patient management decisions. Cross-reactions are seen with histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis. Sputolysin, sodium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide treatment degrade the analyte detected in the assay.
CPT Codes:
87449
Method:
Quantitative Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)