Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Immunofluorescence assay
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Reference Range
A. phagocytophilum Ab (IgG), Screen Not Detected
A. phagocytophilum Ab (IgM), Screen Not Detected
A. phagocytophilum Ab (IgG), Titer <1:64
A. phagocytophilum Ab (IgM), Titer <1:20