Test Details
Mnemonic
BPTXA
Ordering Code
3400112
CPT-4 Code(s)
86615 x 2
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 0.5 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.25 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, lipemia
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Multi-Analyte Immunodetection (MAID)
Reference Range
Bordetella pertussis toxin (PT) Ab (IgG):
≤10 years: <66 IU/mL
Bordetella pertussis toxin (PT) Ab (IgG):
11-59 years: <43 IU/mL
Bordetella pertussis toxin (PT) Ab (IgG):
≥60 years: <32 IU/mL
Bordetella perutssis toxin (PT) Ab (IgA):
<40 years: <5 IU/mL
Bordetella perutssis toxin (PT) Ab (IgA):
≥40 years: <8 IU/mL
≤10 years: <66 IU/mL
Bordetella pertussis toxin (PT) Ab (IgG):
11-59 years: <43 IU/mL
Bordetella pertussis toxin (PT) Ab (IgG):
≥60 years: <32 IU/mL
Bordetella perutssis toxin (PT) Ab (IgA):
<40 years: <5 IU/mL
Bordetella perutssis toxin (PT) Ab (IgA):
≥40 years: <8 IU/mL
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes