Test Details
Mnemonic
STRMA
Ordering Code
3621870
CPT-4 Code(s)
86255, plus 86256 if reflexed to titer, at additional cost
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours or collection and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Red top
Minimum Volume
0.15 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 2 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Semi-quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
Reference Range
<1:40 No antibody detected
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes