Specimen

Serum

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Adult:  1 mL serum
Pediatrics:  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

Reference Range:

Dengue Fever Virus Antibody, IgG
0.89 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable dengue 
fever virus IgG antibody.

0.90-1.10 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful.

1.11 IV or greater: Positive - IgG antibody to dengue fever virus 
detected, which may indicate a current or past infection.


Dengue Fever Virus Antibody, IgM
0.89 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable dengue 
fever virus IgM antibody.

0.90-1.10 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful.

1.11 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)