Test Details

Mnemonic

INABS

Ordering Code

3400747

CPT-4 Code(s)

86710 (x2)

Specimen Information

Collect

Serum separator tube (SST)

Specimen Preparation

Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.

Alternate Specimen

Serum: Red top

Rejection Criteria

Gross hemolysis, Grossly lipemic, Grossly icteric

Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Methodology

Complement Fixation (CF)
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Reference Range

Influenza Type A Ab <1:8 titer
Influenza Type B Ab <1:8 titer
Interpretive criteria:
<1:8 Antibody Not Detected
≥1:8 Antibody Detected
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Performing Laboratory

Quest
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New York DOH Approval Status

No
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