EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS IgG, IgM ANTIBODIES
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, separate and send 1.0 mL serum (0.2 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Alternate Specimen
| Serum: Red-top |
Methodology
| Indirect Fluorescent Antibody |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 7 days; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 30 days |
Reference Range
| IgG: | <1:64 |
| IgM: | <1:20 |
Performed
| Monday-Saturday |
| 3-6 days | |||||||
| ECGMP | |||||||
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