Measles IgG Immune Status
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS02125 |
| Availability: | Test is performed weekly. |
| Turn-around Time: | 1-8 days |
| Recommended Uses: | Evaluation of measles immune status. |
| Contraindications: | |
| Additional Tests Performed: |
| Patient Preparations: | Routine blood draw |
| Specimen Requirements: | Minimum of 0.5 ml serum |
| Specimen Handling & Transport: | Store serum specimen at 2-8 degrees C and transport with frozen cool packs. |
| Collection Kit/Container: |
Serology Specimens
Sterile Transfer Tube |
| Collection Instructions: | Routine blood draw |
| Unacceptable Conditions: | Lipemic, hemolysed or heat inactivated serum may cause erroneous results. |
| Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form B
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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. |
| 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 and Measles IgM Antibody are recommended for diagnosis of a current Measles infection. |
| Additional Comments: |
| Methodology: | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). |
| Includes: | Qualitative assay for the detection of IgG antibodies to Measles (Rubeola) virus. |
| CPT Code: | 86765 |
| Price: | $23.00 |