Francisella tularensis Serology
Print
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Sendouts and Referred Testing |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS02023 |
| Availability: | Sent to CDC when received |
| Turn-around Time: | Approximately 3 weeks |
| Recommended Uses: | To aid diagnosis of infection with Francisella tularensis in individuals with exposure history and/or skin ulcerations consistent with tularemia. |
| Contraindications: | |
| Additional Tests Performed: |
| Patient Preparations: | Routine blood draw |
| Specimen Requirements: | Minimum of 0.5 ml serum, SST |
| Specimen Handling & Transport: | Store serum specimen at 2-8 degrees C and transport with cool pack. Specimen 14 days post-collection need to be frozen (-20 degrees C) and transported on dry ice. Refer to CDC Test Directory: https://www.cdc.gov/laboratory/specimen-submission/list.html |
| Collection Kit/Container: |
Serology Specimens
Sterile Transfer Tube |
| Collection Instructions: | Routine blood draw |
| Unacceptable Conditions: | Specimen must not exceed 2 freeze/thaw cycles |
| Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form B
|
| Required Information: | Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, date of symptom onset, specimen type/site of collection, brief clinical summary (include signs, symptoms, and underlying illnesses if know), test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |
| Results Include: | Refer to CDC Test Directory: https://www.cdc.gov/laboratory/specimen-submission/list.html |
| Limitations: | Samples with hemolysis, increased lipemia or microbial growth may interfere with test results. Cross-reactions may occur between Brucella and Francisella species. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | Brucella Antibody (SS02002) and Francisella tularensis culture (MP00400) |
| Additional Comments: | Tularemia in humans is incidental and is usually the result of interaction with wild animals and their environments. The organism penetrates the skin and an ulcer forms at the site of penetration which may persist for several months. It can also cause fever and in some cases pneumonia. |
| Methodology: | Microagglutination performed at CDC |
| Includes: | Send out to CDC for Quantitative direct agglutination assay for detection of IgG and IgM antibody to Francisella tularensis. |
| CPT Code: | 99001 |
| Price: | $63.00 |