Aspergillus Antibody by ID
Order Code: ASPERG
Epic Lab Code: LAB2634
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Preferred Adult Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Adult/Pediatric Minimum: 0.2 mL serum
Analytic Time:
5 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
None detected
Interpretive Data:
In general, immunodiffusion measures IgG and a positive result may suggest past infection. The test is positive in about 90% of sera from patients with aspergilloma and 50-70% of patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. A negative test (none detected) does not exclude aspergillosis.
Test Limitations:
No other body fluids accepted.
Methodology:
Immunodiffusion
CPT Code:
86606
 
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