Rabies Antibody, IgG (Vaccine Response) , Serum

Rabies Antibody, IgG (Vaccine Response)

Order Code:	RABIES
Epic Lab Code:	LAB3952
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:

Adult Preferred minimum: 0.5 mL serum Adult/Pediatric minimum: 0.1 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

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

Analytic Time:

8 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

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