Measles IgG Immune Status
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| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS02125 |
| Day(s) Performed: | Test is performed once a week. |
| Turn-around Time: | 1-8 days |
| Recommended Uses: | Evaluation of measles immune status. |
| Pre-approval: | N |
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| Specimen Requirements: | Minimum of 0.5 ml serum |
| Collection Instructions: | Routine blood draw |
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| 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, specimen type/site of collection, 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. |
| Rejection Criteria: | Lipemic, hemolysed or heat inactivated serum may cause erroneous results. |
| Specimen Handling: | Store serum specimen at 2-8 °C and transport with frozen cold packs. Freeze (-20 to -80°C) specimen if testing will not be performed within 5 days of collection and ship on dry ice. |
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| Courier Information: | This test is not eligible for fee-exempt courier service |
| Specimen Receiving Hours: | Monday-Friday 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, Saturday 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Results Include: | Measles IgG Antibody Negative, Positive, or Equivocal with interpretation |
| Limitations: | Samples collected too soon after vaccination or infection may not have detectable levels of IgG; a second sample may be collected after 2-7 weeks to detect seroconversion. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | Measles Virus PCR (VR01713) and Measles IgM Antibody (SS02120) are recommended for diagnosis of a current Measles infection. |
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| Methodology: | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) |
| Includes: | Qualitative assay for the detection of IgG antibodies to Measles (Rubeola) virus. |
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| CPT Code: | 86765 |
| Price: | $24.00 |
| Fee Exempt Eligible: | N |
| Billing and Revenue Office: | 1-800-862-1065 arbill@slh.wisc.edu |