CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) IgG and IgM ANTIBODY
Specimen Required
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a SST tube. Centrifuge, separate and send 2.0 mL serum (1.0 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Rejection Criteria
| Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic or icteric specimens |
Methodology
| Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
Stability
| Room Temperature: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 14 days |
Reference Range
| Cytomegalovirus IgG: | |||
| Negative: | <0.6 U/mL | ||
| Equivocal: | 0.6-0.69 U/mL | ||
| Positive: | >=0.7 U/mL | ||
| Cytomegalovirus IgM: | |||
| Negative: | <30 U/mL | ||
| Equivocal: | 30-34.9 U/mL | ||
| Positive: | >=35.0 U/mL | ||
Performed
| Cytomegalovirus IgG: | Sunday-Thursday |
| Cytomegalovirus IgM: | Sunday-Thursday |
| 3 days | |||||
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