Dengue Fever Virus Antibodies, IgG & IgM, Serum

Order Code:	DENGUE
Epic Lab Code:	LAB2988
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: 1 mL serum Adult Absolute Minimum: 0.3 mL serum Pediatric Minimum: 0.1 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Severely lipemic, contaminated, heat-inactivated, or hemolyzed specimens.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection period is completed.

Analytic Time:

2 weeks upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Dengue Fever Virus Antibody, IgG 1.64 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable dengue fever virus IgG antibody. 1.65-2.84 IV: Equivocal - Questionable presence of antibodies. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. 2.85 IV or greater: Positive - IgG antibody to dengue fever virus detected, which may indicate a current or past infection. Dengue Fever Virus Antibody, IgM 1.64 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable dengue fever virus IgM antibody. 1.65-2.84 IV: Equivocal - Questionable presence of antibodies. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. 2.85 IV or greater: Positive - IgM antibody to dengue fever virus detected, which may indicate a current or recent infection. However, low levels of IgM antibodies may occasionally persist for more than 12 months post-infection.

Comments:

Acute anc convalescent specimens must be labeled as such paralled testing is preferred and convalescent sample must be received within 30 days of acute.

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

CPT Code:

86790(x2)