SARS CORONAVIRUS 2 IGG ANTIBODY
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, remove serum from cells and send 0.5 mL serum (0.3 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Alternate Specimen
| Serum: Red-top | |||
| Plasma: Sodium or lithium heparin, EDTA |
Rejection Criteria
| Gross hemolysis, lipemia |
Methodology
| Chemiluminescence Immunoassay |
Stability
| Room temperature: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 14 days |
Reference Range
| Negative: | <15.0 AU/mL |
| Positive: | >=15.0 AU/mL |
Performed
| Sunday-Friday |
| 48 hours | |||||||||||||||||||||
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