Test Details
Mnemonic
CHLAP
Ordering Code
3400093
CPT-4 Code(s)
86631 x 6, 86632 x 3
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells, and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis; grossly lipemic; grossly icteric
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Immunofluorescence Assay
Reference Range
C. trachomatis IgG: <1:64
C. trachomatis IgM: <1:10
C. trachomatis IgA: <1:16
C. pneumoniae IgG: <1:64
C. pneumoniae IgM: <1:10
C. pneumoniae IgA: <1:16
C. psittaci IgG: <1:64
C. psittaci IgM: <1:10
C. psittaci IgA: <1:16
C. trachomatis IgM: <1:10
C. trachomatis IgA: <1:16
C. pneumoniae IgG: <1:64
C. pneumoniae IgM: <1:10
C. pneumoniae IgA: <1:16
C. psittaci IgG: <1:64
C. psittaci IgM: <1:10
C. psittaci IgA: <1:16
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes