Test Details
Mnemonic
ZTRAB
Ordering Code
3510070
CPT-4 Code(s)
86682
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
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens, heat-inactivated specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Semi-Quantitative Enzyme linked Immunosorbent Assay
Reference Range
0.9 IV or less: Negative – No significant level of strongyloides IgG antibody detected.
1.0 IV: Equivocal -The Strongyloides IgG antibody result is borderline and therefore inconclusive. Recommend retesting the patient in 2 - 4 weeks if clinically indicated.
1.1 IV or greater: Positive – IgG antibodies to Strongyloides detected, which may suggest current or past infection.
1.0 IV: Equivocal -The Strongyloides IgG antibody result is borderline and therefore inconclusive. Recommend retesting the patient in 2 - 4 weeks if clinically indicated.
1.1 IV or greater: Positive – IgG antibodies to Strongyloides detected, which may suggest current or past infection.
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes