The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Ehrlichia chaffeensis (HME) Antibody, IgG
Order Code: HME
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


0.5 mL serum in a red top tube


Rejection Criteria:


Heat-inactivated and hemolyzed specimens.


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


<1:64


Methodology:


Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)


CPT Code:


86666


 


See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery




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Updated: 05/15/2007

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