ECHIG – “Echinococcus Antibody IgG”

Update to rejection criteria, stability, methodology, reference range, performed days, and turnaround yimr

Rejection Criteria: Contaminated, heat-inactivated, grossly hemolyzed, or severely lipemic specimens

Stability:

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 month

Methodology: Semi-quantitative Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Reference Range: 0 – 8 U      Negative

Performed Days: Tuesday

Turnaround Time: 3 – 10 days