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

Rabies Antibody, IgG (Vaccine Response)
Order Code: RABIES
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:


Adult Preferred minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Adult Absolute minimum: 0.2 mL serum
Pediatric minimum:  0.1 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Plasma, CSF, hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic specimens.


Analytic Time:


within 10 days


Reference Range:


0.50 EU/mL or greater: Represents adequate protection against rabies 
virus following vaccination.


Comments:


This assay is designed to measure anti-rabies glycoprotein antibodies 
induced by rabies vaccination only; it should not be used to assess 
natural exposure to the rabies virus.


Methodology:


Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay


CPT Code:


86790




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Updated: 07/29/2008

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